Abstract: A compound of the general formula R1MR4R5R6 is provided where R1 is a partially or fully fluorinated aryl, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group, wherein M is selected from group 14 of the periodic table, wherein R4, R5 and R6 are independently an alkoxy group OR3 or a halogen group X—except, a) where R4, R5 and R6 are each ethoxy, M is Si and R1 is perfluorinated phenyl or perfluorinated vinyl; b) where R4 is ethoxy, R5 and R6 are chlorine, M is Si, and R1 is perfluorinated phenyl; or c) where R4, R5 and R6 are chlorine, M is Si, and R1 is perfluorinated phenyl, perfluorinated methyl or perfluorinated vinyl. This compound formed can be further reacted to attach an additional organic R group, and/or hydrolyzed, alone or with one or more similar compounds, to form a material having a molecular weight of from 500 to 10,000, which material can be deposited on various substrates as a coating or deposited and patterned for a waveguide or other optical device components.

Abstract: A method comprises reacting a compound of the general formula R14-mMOR3m wherein m is an integer from 2 to 4, R1 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkynyl or epoxy, and wherein R1 is nonfluorinated, or fully or partially fluorinated; OR3 is alkoxy; and M is an element selected from group 14 of the periodic table; with a compound of the general formula R2M1 wherein R2 is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkynyl or epoxy, and wherein R2 is at least partially fluorinated; and M1 is an element from group I of the periodic table; so as to make a compound of the general formula R14-mMOR3m-1R2.

Abstract: A method comprises reacting a compound of the general formula R14-mMOR3m wherein m is an integer from 2 to 4, OR3 is an alkoxy group, and M is an element selected from group 14 of the periodic table; with a compound of the general formula R2X2+Mg, wherein X2 is Br or I; where R1 and R2 are independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkynyl, or epoxy, and wherein at least one of R1 and R2 is partially or fully fluorinated; so as to make a compound of the general formula R2R14-mMOR3m-1; followed by reacting R2R14-mMOR3m-1 with a halogen or halogen compound in order to replace one or more OR3 groups with a halogen group so as to form R2R14-mMOR3m-1-nXn, where X is a halogen and n is from 1 to 3 and m<n—except where R1 is fluorinated phenyl, M is Si and OR3 is ethoxy.

Abstract: A compound of the general formula R1R2MR4R5 is disclosed wherein R1 and R2 are independently an aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, epoxy or alkynyl group, wherein at least one of R1 and R2 is fully or partially fluorinated, wherein M is selected from group 14 of the periodic table, wherein R4 and R5 are independently an alkoxy group, OR3, or a halogen group, X, except where M is Si, R4 and R5 are both ethoxy groups or both chlorine groups, and R1 and R2 are perfluorinated groups. This compound formed can be further reacted to attach an additional organic R group, and/or hydrolyzed, alone or with one or more similar compounds, to form a material having a molecular weight of from 500 to 10,000, which material can be deposited on various substrates as a coating or deposited and patterned for a waveguide or other optical device components. Methods for making compounds of the general formula R1MR4R5R6 are also disclosed.