Abstract: Fluorinated multifunctional alcohols containing at least 3 primary hydroxyl groups are disclosed. Such alcohols allow for easy synthesis of multifunctional crosslinkers such as acrylates, epoxies and vinyl ethers. The multifunctional crosslinkers are used in fluorinated optical coating and waveguide compositions to increase curing speed and crosslinking density.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 31, 2002
Date of Patent:
February 10, 2004
Assignees:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Telephotonics Incorporated
Inventors:
Fang Wang, Baopei Xu, Indira S. Pottebaum, Chuck C. Xu