Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a laminate comprising a fluoropolymer layer with insulating properties, hardness, or transparency. The present disclosure relates to a laminate comprising a fluoropolymer layer, wherein the fluoropolymer comprises, as a main component, a monomer unit represented by formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 are each independently a fluorine atom, a fluoroalkyl group, or a fluoroalkoxy group.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for producing a fluorine-containing methylene compound. The above object can be achieved by a method for producing a compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 represents an organic group, RA represents hydrogen or fluorine, R4a represents hydrogen or an organic group, R4b represents hydrogen or an organic group, R5a represents hydrogen or an organic group, R5b represents hydrogen or an organic group, and R2 represents hydrogen or an organic group; R2 is optionally connected to R4a to form a ring; the method comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by formula (2): wherein X1 represents a leaving group, and other symbols are as defined above, with a compound represented by formula (3): wherein X2 represents a leaving group, and other symbols are as defined above, in the presence of a reducing agent as desired, under light irradiation.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a fluoropolymer, the method including a polymerizing step of polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene in an aqueous medium in the presence of an initiator, a chain transfer agent, and a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer containing more than 80 mol % of a polymerized unit based on tetrafluoroethylene, the chain transfer agent including at least one selected from the group consisting of a dithioester compound, a dithiocarbamate compound, a trithiocarbonate compound, and a xanthate compound. Also provided is a fluoropolymer represented by the formula Af-CRP defined in the description.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide an insulating film or dielectric film comprising a fluoropolymer and having electrical insulation and hardness. The present disclosure relates to an insulating film or dielectric film comprising a fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer comprises, as a main component, a monomer unit represented by formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 are each independently a fluorine atom, a fluoroalkyl group, or a fluoroalkoxy group.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide an encapsulation resin in which the occurrence of cracks is suppressed when the resin is used for encapsulation of ultraviolet light-emitting elements. Another object of the present disclosure is to provide an encapsulation resin composition for supplying the encapsulation resin. The present disclosure relates to an encapsulation resin for light-emitting elements, comprising a fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer comprises, as a main component, a monomer unit represented by formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 are each independently a fluorine atom, a fluoroalkyl group, or a fluoroalkoxy group.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a protective display film famed from a fluoropolymer with hardness. The present disclosure relates to a protective display film comprising a fluoropolymer, wherein the fluoropolymer comprises, as a main component, a monomer unit represented by formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 are each independently a fluorine atom, a fluoroalkyl group, or a fluoroalkoxy group.

Abstract: A composition containing: a compound represented by the following formula (D): wherein m is an integer of 0 to 6; p is 0 or 1; q is an integer of 0 to 6; Rf is a C1-C8 perfluoroalkyl group optionally containing oxygen with one fluorine atom being optionally replaced by a hydrogen atom, and a compound represented by the following formula (E): wherein n is an integer of 0 or greater; and M is a group represented by the following formula (E1): a group represented by the following formula (E2): or a group represented by the following formula (E3): wherein Z is hydrogen or a C1-C10 fluoroalkyl group.

Abstract: A sulfonic acid or carboxylic acid containing a carbonyl group, or a salt thereof represented by the following formula: R1—C(?O)—(CR22)n—(OR3)p—(CR42)q-L-A wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, n, p, q, A and L are as defined herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing a fluoropolymer, the method includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a polymer (1) to obtain a fluoropolymer, wherein the polymer (1) is a polymer of a monomer (1) represented by the general formula (1) below, in which the content of a dimer and a trimer of the monomer (1) is 1.0% by mass or less based on the polymer (1): CF2?CF—R—CZ1Z1-A0 ??(1) wherein R is a linking group; Z1 and Z2 are each independently F or CF3; and A0 is an anionic group.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing a fluorine-containing polymer and a composition containing the fluorine-containing polymer. The present disclosure provides a composition comprising (A) a fluorine-containing polymer comprising as a main component a structural unit containing a fluorine-containing aliphatic ring, and (B) an aprotic solvent, wherein the fluorine-containing aliphatic ring of the fluorine-containing polymer (A) contains one, two, or three etheric oxygen atoms as a ring-constituting atom; when the fluorine-containing aliphatic ring contains a plurality of etheric oxygen atoms, the etheric oxygen atoms are not adjacent to each other; and the fluorine-containing polymer (A) is present in an amount of 20 mass % or more based on the mass of the composition.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for producing an ?-fluoroacrylic acid ester compound. This problem is solved by a method for producing a compound represented by formula (1), wherein R1 and R2 are identical or different, and each represents an alkyl group or the like; and R3 is an alkyl group or the like, the method comprising step A of reacting a compound represented by formula (2) with R3—OH (3) and carbon monoxide in the presence of palladium, a double bond-containing compound (?), a diphosphine compound (?), and a base, to obtain the compound represented by formula (1) above.

Abstract: A method for producing lithium fluorosulfonate which includes reacting XSO3H, wherein X is a leaving group other than fluorine, with a lithium source and a fluorine source. Also disclosed is a composition containing XSO3H.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing a fluoroacetic acid ester with excellent economic efficiency, quality, and productivity. The object can be solved by a method for producing a compound represented by formula (1): wherein R is an organic group, the method comprising: the step of reacting a compound represented by formula (2): wherein X is a leaving group other than fluorine, and R is as defined above, with a compound represented by formula (3): MFn(3), wherein M is a cation and n is an integer corresponding to the valence of the cation, wherein the compound represented by formula (3) is used in an amount of 0.9 moles or less per mole of the compound represented by formula (2).

Abstract: A method for producing a fluoropolymer aqueous dispersion, including a step A of subjecting a pre-treatment aqueous dispersion containing a fluoropolymer obtained by polymerization in the presence of a hydrocarbon surfactant to ultrafiltration, microfiltration, or dialysis membrane treatment, or a combination thereof The ultrafiltration is performed using an ultrafiltration membrane having a molecular weight cutoff of 0.3×104 Da or more.

Abstract: The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a novel method for producing a difluoromethylene compound, in particular, a simple method for producing a difluoromethylene compound. This problem is solved by a method for producing a difluoromethylene compound (I) containing at least one —CF2— moiety, the method comprising step A of allowing IF5 and a disulfide compound (III) of the formula: RA—S—S—RA (wherein RA, in each occurrence, independently represents aryl optionally having at least one substituent or alkyl optionally having at least one substituent) to act on a carbonyl compound (II) containing at least one —C(O)— moiety.

Abstract: A method for producing a composition including a step A of performing ultrafiltration, microfiltration, dialysis membrane treatment, or a combination thereof on a composition containing water and a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer is a polymer having a structural unit M3 derived from a monomer represented by general formula (1): CX2?CY(—CZ2—O—Rf-A)??(1) where X is the same or different and is —H or —F; Y is —H, —F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; Z is the same or different and is —H, —F, an alkyl group, or a fluoroalkyl group; Rf is a fluorine-containing alkylene group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or a fluorine-containing alkylene group having 2 to 100 carbon atoms and having an ether bond; and A is —COOM, —SO3M, —OSO3M, or —C(CF3)2OM, wherein M is as defined herein; provided that at least one of X, Y, and Z includes a fluorine atom.

Abstract: A surfactant for polymerization including at least one selected from a surfactant represented by R1a—CO—R2a—CO—R3a—OSO3Xa and a surfactant represented by R1b—CO—(CR2b2)n—(OR3b)p—(CR4b2)q-L-OSO3Xb, wherein R1a, R2a, R3a, Xa, R1b, R2b, R3b, R4b, L and Xb are as defined herein. Also disclosed is a composition containing a fluoropolymer and the at least one surfactant, a composition containing a fluoropolymer and a compound represented by (H—(CF2)8—SO3)qM2, where M2 is as defined herein, and a molded article made from the composition containing a fluoropolymer and the compound represented by (H—(CF2)8—SO3)qM2.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a simple method for producing sulfur tetrafluoride. The object is achieved by a method for producing sulfur tetrafluoride, comprising step A of reacting a fluorinated halogen compound with sulfur chloride, the fluorinated halogen compound being represented by formula: XFn, wherein X is chlorine, bromine, or iodine; and n is a natural number of 1 to 5.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a simple method for producing sulfur tetrafluoride. The object is achieved by a method for producing sulfur tetrafluoride, comprising step A of reacting a fluorinated halogen compound with sulfur chloride, the fluorinated halogen compound being represented by formula: XFn, wherein X is chlorine, bromine, or iodine; and n is a natural number of 1 to 5.

Abstract: A method for producing a fluoropolymer which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer. The surfactant includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a surfactant represented by R1a—CO—R2a—CO—R3a—OSO3Xa and a surfactant represented by R1b—CO—(CR2b2)n—(OR3b)p—(CR4b2)q-L-OSO3Xb.