Abstract: The invention is directed to polymerizable vinyl compounds having halogenated aromatic groups and to a method of synthesizing such compounds. In particular, the invention is directed to polymerizable aromatic vinyl compounds wherein, except for the vinylic hydrogen atoms, aromatic C—H bonds are replaced by C—X bonds, where X is a halogen or other selected substituent having a de minimus number, if any, of C—H bonds; for example, without limitation, highly fluorinated fluoroalkanes. In addition, the compounds of the invention have a de minimus number, if any, of N—H and O—H bonds.

Abstract: This invention concerns a method for forming ionomers by treatment with ammonium carbonate of copolymers having a substantially fluorinated, but not perfluorinated, polyethylene backbone having pendant groups of fluoroalkoxy sulfonyl fluoride. Ionomers derived therefrom by ion exchange are useful in electrochemical applications such as batteries, fuel cells, electrolysis cells, ion exchange membranes, sensors, electrochemical capacitors, and modified electrodes.

Abstract: A process to substantially remove the fluorinated anionic surfactants comprising the following steps: a) addition to a fluoropolymer dispersion of a nonionic surfactant, in an amount in the range 1.5%–25% by weight, referred to the fluoropolymer weight; b) addition to the dispersion of a salt, soluble in water and not giving precipitates in the dispersion under the use conditions; c) contact of the dispersion with a basic anionic exchanger; d) separation of the dispersion from the basic anionic exchanger; before step d) the dispersion being filterable on a 180 micrometer net and successively on a 10 micrometer net.

Abstract: A porous or non-porous polymeric substrate having its surface modified with an immobilized fluorocarbon such as perfluorocarbon, polymeric composition is provided. The immobilized fluorocarbon is formed from a monomer having formula: [T—SO2Y—SO2T?]?M+ in which —T and T? are identical or different and comprise an organic radical bearing at least one active polymerization function such as an unsaturation or a ring that can be opened; —M+ comprises an inorganic cation.

Abstract: The invention relates to fluorinated copolymers resulting from the polymerization of a polyfluorinated monomer, a (meth)acrylate amino alcohol, vinyl acetate and a silane monomer in a distillable organic solvent, aqueous compositions containing them, and their use for treating solid substrates, notably building materials.

Abstract: Alkali soluble copolymers, imageable elements useful as lithographic printing plate precursors that contain the alkali soluble copolymers, and methods for forming images using the imageable elements are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising copolymers based on acryloyldimethyltaurine and also synergistic additives selected from anionic, cationic, nonionic, and betaine surfactants. The compositions exhibit a pronounced thermoassociative behavior and are outstandingly suitable as thickeners. The copolymers of the present invention are useful in formulating cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and oil field chemicals.

Abstract: Improved thermoplastic polymer blend compositions comprising an isotactic polypropylene component and an alpha-olefin and propylene copolymer component, said copolymer comprising crystallizable alpha-olefin sequences. In a preferred embodiment, improved thermoplastic polymer blends are provided comprising from about 35% to about 85% isotactic polypropylene and from about 30% to about 70% of an ethylene and propylene copolymer, wherein said copolymer comprises isotactically crystallizable propylene sequences and is predominately propylene. The resultant blends manifest unexpected compatibility characteristics, increased tensile strength, and improved process characteristics, e.g., a single melting point.

Abstract: A photosensitive polymer including fluorine, a resist composition containing the same and a patterning method for IC fabrication using the resist composition are provided. The photosensitive polymer having at least one selected from the group consisting of fluorine-substituted or unsubstituted alkyl ester, tetrahydropyranyl ester, tetrahydrofuranyl ester, nitrile, amide, carbonyl and hexafluoro alkyl having a hydrophilic group, and a trifluorovinyl derivative monomer as a repeating unit and having a weight average molecular weight of about 3,000 to about 100,000. The photosensitive polymer exhibits high transmittance for a light source of F2 (157 nm), high dry etching resistance, and has characteristics suitable to realize an unitrafine pattern size.

Abstract: Disclosed are block copolymers and end-functionalized polymers containing in their backbones at least one fluoro alkyl (meth)acrylate mer unit comprising —C6F13, —C4F9, or —C3F7.

Abstract: The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) optionally, one or more other olefinically unsaturated, nopcationic comonomers, C) optionally, one or more olefinically unsaturated, cationic comonomers, D) optionally, (a) silicon-containing component(s), E) optionally, (a) fluorine-containing component(s), F) optionally, one or more macromonomers, G) the copolymerization taking place in the presence or absence of at least one polymeric additive, H) with the proviso that component A) is copolymerized with at least components selected from at least two of the groups C) to F). The water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers of the present invention are useful in formulating cosmetics.

Abstract: The invention is directed to polymerizable vinyl compounds having halogenated aromatic groups and to a method of synthesizing such compounds. In particular, the invention is directed to polymerizable aromatic vinyl compounds wherein, except for the vinylic hydrogen atoms, aromatic C—H bonds are replaced by C—X bonds, where X is a halogen or other selected substituent having a de minimus number, if any, of C—H bonds; for example, without limitation, highly fluorinated fluoroalkanes. In addition, the compounds of the invention have a de minimus number, if any, of N—H and O—H bonds.

Abstract: Disclosed are monomers which contain groups that are at least trinuclear, which are capable of absorbing the electromagnetic radiation of visible light, and which are structured such that in their thermodynamically stable state they are distended and strongly anisometric. Homopolymers prepared from such monomers, a process of preparing such homopolymers, and articles comprising such homopolymers are also disclosed. The trinuclear groups of the monomers include at least one electron-attracting substituent which gives rise to a dipole moment which forms an angle of at least 20° with the longitudinal axis of the trinuclear groups.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion comprising a polymer (a) having a repeating unit (A) which comprises four carbon atoms connected in a linear chain and which has one double bond at the second position and a polyfluoroalkyl group bonded to an arbitrary carbon atom, and a surfactant (B) having a hydrophile-lipophile balance of at least 10, wherein the polymer (a) is dispersed in an aqueous medium by the surfactant (B).

Abstract: The present invention refers to new classes of polymerisable monomers, to molecularly imprinted polymers obtainable by polymerisation of at least one of the monomers and a cross linking monomer in the presence of a template molecule. The obtained polymers may be used for separation of enantiomers, diastereomers of the template molecule, and also for separation of the template molecule or template molecule analogues from structurally related compounds.

Abstract: In an aspect of the invention, a fluoropolymer dispersion, preferably a PTFE dispersion, is provided that comprises fluoropolymer particles having an average particle size of 10 to 400 nm dispersed in water whereby the dispersion has an amount of solids between 35 and 70% by weight. The dispersion is free of fluorinated surfactant having a molecular weight of less than 1000 g/mol (hereinafter called low molecular weight fluorinated surfactant) or contains the low molecular weight fluorinated surfactant in an amount of not more than 0.05% by weight based on the total weight solids of the dispersion. The dispersion further comprises a non-ionic non-fluorinated surfactant or mixture of non-ionic non-fluorinated surfactants and one or more non-fluorinated anionic surfactants. Through the use of a non-fluorinated anionic surfactant, a dispersion is obtained that has a low viscosity at room temperature (20° C.).

Abstract: Ionic perfluorovinyl compounds and their uses as components of ionic conductors of the polymer type, of selective membranes or of catalysts. The compounds comprise at least one perfluorovinyl group and at least one group chosen from —O or one of the groups C?N, —C(C?N)2, —NSO2R or —C[SO2R]2 or a pentacyclic group comprising at least one N, C—C?N, CR, CCOR or CSO2R group. The compounds and/or their polymers are of use in the preparation of ionically conducting materials, electrolytes and selective membranes.

Abstract: Photoresists and associated processes for microlithography in the extreme, far, and near UV are disclosed. The photoresists in some embodiments comprise (a) a fluorine-containing copolymer derived from at least one polycyclic ethylenically unsaturated compound and at least one compound having at least one fluorine atom covalently attached to an ethylenically unsaturated carbon atom; and (b) at least one photoactive component. In other embodiments, the photoresists comprise a fluorine-containing copolymer derived from at least one polycyclic ethylenically unsaturated compound having at least one atom or group covalently attached to a carbon atom contained within a ring structure and separated from each ethylenically unsaturated carbon atom of the ethylenically unsaturated compound by at least one covalently attached carbon atom, wherein the atom or group is selected from the group consisting of fluorine perfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkoxy.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a copolymer that includes a first radically polymerizable low surface tension (meth)acrylate monomer and one or more other radically polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The copolymer has a polydispersity index of less than 2.5. The present invention further includes a controlled radical polymerization method to make the above described low surface tension containing copolymers. The method includes the steps of adding a first radically polymerizable low surface tension (meth)acrylate monomer and one or more other radically polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomers to a solution containing a suitable atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiator.

Abstract: A composition comprising (a) a fluoropolymer having pendant imidate groups, which imidate groups have the formula: —C═NH(OR) wherein R is a C1-C10 aliphatic group which aliphatic group may have F or Cl substituents; and optionally, (b) a perfluorovinyl ether of the general formula: CF2═CFO(R′fO)a(R″fO)bRf wherein R′f and R″f are the same or are different C1-C6 linear or branched perfluoroalkylene groups; a and b are, independently, 0 or an integer from 1 to 10; and Rf is a C1-C8 perfluoroalkyl group or a C1-C15 perfluoroalkoxy group. Also provided are a method of making a fluoropolymer composition and curable and cured articles comprising a fluoropolymer composition.

Abstract: There is provided an adhesive film comprising: (i) a substrate layer, which comprises a thermoplastic resin, and (ii) an adhesive layer, which comprises an olefin copolymer, wherein the olefin copolymer comprises polymerization units of at least two olefins selected from the group consisting of ethylene and &agr;-olefins having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and the olefin copolymer satisfies the requirements: (a) the olefin copolymer has neither a peak of crystal melting calorie of not less than 1 J/g, nor a peak of crystallization calorie of not less than 1 J/g in a differential scanning calorimetry according to JIS K 7122, and (b) a molecular weight distribution of the olefin copolymer, Mw/Mn, is not more than 3.

Abstract: Curable fluoroelastomers comprising monomeric units formed by a triazine iodinated derivative having general formula: wherein Y′ is independently H, Cl, F, CH3, or CF3, m′ and t′ are 0 or 1, and m′+t′=0 or 1, preferably m′+t′=0; p′ is an integer and is equal to 1 when t′=1, or p′=0; X′ is independently H, Cl, F, alkyl or perfluoroalkyl C1-C3, preferably F; n′ is an integer between 2 and 20, preferably between 4 and 12, more preferably between 4 and 8.

Abstract: Fluorochemical ester compositions comprising one or more compounds or oligomers having at least on fluorine-containing repeatable unit and at least one fluorine-containing terminal group are described. The compositions are useful as coatings or incorporated as melt additives. The fluorochemical compositions impart oil and water repellency to the substrate. In other aspects, this invention relates to processes for imparting oil and water repellency characteristics to substrates and articles.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing phenylmaleimide derivative having a specific structure. A polymer obtained by polymerizing monomers containing the derivative. A polymer containing a specific structural unit and having a weight-average molecular weight of 2,000 to 200,000. A chemically amplified resist composition containing the polymer and a photo acid generator, wherein the proportion of the polymer relative to the total of the polymer and the photo acid generator is 70 to 99.8% by mass. A method for pattern formation, which comprises coating the above composition on a to-be-processed substrate, exposing with a light of 180 nm or less wavelength, and conducting baking and development.

Abstract: A lithographic photoresist composition is provided that can be used as a chemical amplification photoresist. In a preferred embodiment, the composition is substantially transparent to deep ultraviolet radiation, i.e., radiation of a wavelength less than 250 nm, including 157 nm, 193 nm and 248 nm radiation, and has improved sensitivity and resolution. The composition comprises a fluorinated vinylic polymer, particularly a fluorinated methacrylate, a fluorinated methacrylonitrile, or a fluorinated methacrylic acid, and a photoacid generator. The polymer may be a homopolymer or a copolymer. A process for using the composition to generate resist images on a substrate is also provided, i.e., in the manufacture of integrated circuits or the like.

Abstract: A new type of polymer is described that represents a new composition of matter. This polymer contains alternating electronegative group III-VI elements connected with hydrocarbon or fluorocarbon linkages to form a polyalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl heteroatomic polymer. These polymers can be combined with lithium salts to form a solid polymer electrolyte for use in electrochemical systems such as batteries. These new solid polymer electrolytes exhibit lithium cation diffusion and lithium cation transport numbers that are superior to similar solid polymer electrolytes composed of polyethylene oxide.

Abstract: This invention concerns a method for forming ionomers by treatment with ammonium carbonate of copolymers having a substantially fluorinated, but not perfluorinated, polyethylene backbone having pendant groups of fluoroalkoxy sulfonyl fluoride. Ionomers derived therefrom by ion exchange are useful in electrochemical applications such as batteries, fuel cells, electrolysis cells, ion exchange membranes, sensors, electrochemical capacitors, and modified electrodes.

Abstract: Photoresists and associated processes for microlithography in the extreme, far, and near UV are disclosed. The photoresists in some embodiments comprise (a) a fluorine-containing copolymer comprising a repeat unit derived from at least one ethylenically unsaturated compound characterized in that at least one ethylenically unsaturated compound is polycyclic and at least one ethylenically unsaturated compound contains at least one fluorine atom covalently attached to an ethylenically unsaturated carbon atom; and (b) at least one photoactive component.

Abstract: The present invention provides a copolymer comprising repeating units derived from (A) at least one fluoroalkyl (meth) acrylate represented by the following general formula (I) or (II): 1

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for forming graft copolymers from perfluoroolefins and perfluorovinyl ethers having fluorosulfonyl and fluorosulfonate functionality with selected polymers, and the uncrosslinked graft copolymers resulting therefrom.

Abstract: Olefins containing selected functional groups such as silyl, ether and alkenyl, and often containing a blocking group, may be copolymerized with unsubstituted olefins such as ethylene and propylene in the presence of certain coordination compounds of nickel or palladium. The resulting polymers are useful as molding resins, elastomers, in adhesives and for films.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing elastomer composition comprising a terpolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, perfluoro(lower alkyl vinyl ether) and perfluoro(&ohgr;-cyanoalkyl vinyl ether) and a bisaminophenyl compound represented by the following general formula as a curing agent: wherein A is an alkylidene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a perfluoroalkylidene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a SO2 group, an O group, a CO group, or a carbon-carbon bond capable of directly coupling two benzene rings; and X and Y each are a hydroxyl group or an amino group can give a rubbery vulcanization product with a good processability and good physical properties by a commercially available cross-linking agent free from any safety problem.

Abstract: Polymers comprising recurring units of fluorinated maleic anhydride and/or fluorinated maleimide are novel. Using the polymers, resist compositions featuring low absorption of F2 excimer laser light are obtained.

Abstract: Provided are fluorine-containing compounds, and polymers derived therefrom, for use in compositions used for treating textile substrates. Also provided are methods of making fluorine-containing compounds and polymers derived therefrom, compositions comprising the compounds and/or polymers of the present invention, methods of treating substrates, and the treated products derived therefrom.

Abstract: Homopolymers suitable for storage of information provided optically are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a water-soluble and shelf-stable aqueous fluorochemical polymeric treatment useful to treat porous substrates to render them repellent to water- and oil-based stains. The treatment comprises a water-soluble or dispersible fluorochemical polymer containing only carbon atoms in the backbone, with a plurality of each of the following groups pendent from the backbone: (a) fluoroaliphatic groups, (b) carboxyl-containing groups, (c) silyl groups and optionally (d) other non-hydrophilic groups.

Abstract: A terploymer containing N-halogenated phenyl maleimide units or N-halogenated phenyl bismaleimide units, one or more second units selected from the group consisting of halogenated acrylates, halogenated styrenes, halogenated vinyl ethers, halogenated olefins, halogenated vinyl isocyanates, halogenated N-vinyl amides, halogenated allyls, halogenated propenyl ethers, halogenated methacrylates, halogenated maleates, halogenated itaconates, and halogenated crotonates and one or more third units comprising a monomer containing both a free radically polymerizable group and cationic ring opening polymerizable group, is prepared by radical co-polymerization. The resulting linear plastic polymer group contains a UV, or e-beam curable ring opening polymerizable functional groups. Such plastic polymer is then blended with cationic photoiniator and processed into optical waveguide structures using a hot embossing technique.

Abstract: A ceramer composition is provided that comprises a plurality of colloidal inorganic oxide particles and a free-radically curable binder precursor. The free-radically curable binder precursor comprises a fluorochemical component that further comprises at least two free-radically curable moieties and at least one fluorinated moiety. By virtue of the inclusion of the fluorochemical component, the ceramer compositions of the present invention can be used to provide ceramer composites and ceramer composite structures with excellent stain, oil and/or water repellency characteristics as well as a high level of abrasion resistance and hardness.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel amorphous tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene (TFE-HFP) dipolymers, and other copolymers containing TFE, HFP and a third monomer, many of which are more random than previous amorphous TFE-HFP copolymers, as well as a novel high productivity continuous process for making these polymers. The polymers are particularly useful in the form of coatings, films and encapsulants.

Abstract: Fluorochemical polymers for use in providing stain-release properties to a substrate material are disclosed. The present invention provides for polymeric fluorochemical polymers that include perfluoroaliphatic, hydrophilic, cationogenic, and either N-hydroxyalkylacrylamide and/or diacrylate monomers.

Abstract: A homopolymer formed from monomers which contain groupings which are at least trinuclear, which are capable of absorbing the electromagnetic radiation of visible light, and which are structured so that in their thermodynamically stable state they are distended and strongly anisometric, is disclosed. The trinuclear groups of the homopolymer include at least one electron-attracting substituent which gives rise to a dipole moment which forms an angle of at least 20° with the longitudinal axis of the trinuclear groups. The homopolymer contains covalently bonded side groups branching from the backbone represented by the following formula, —§—T—Q—E. In the formula: § represents one of oxygen, sulphur and NR1; T represents a (CH2)n radical, optionally interrupted by, for example, —O—; Q represents a divalent linking group; and E represents the trinuclear group, e.g.

Abstract: A fluorochemical composition to impart water repellency and/or oil repellency to a substrate, the composition comprising one or more condensates of (i) a methylolated amine or a C1-C4 alkoxylated derivative thereof, (ii) a hydrocarbon compound represented by formula (II) and (iii) a fluorinated compound represented by formula (I): Rf—(X1)n—Z1  (I) wherein: Rf is a fluorinated aliphatic group; X1 is an organic divalent linking group; Z1 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, thiol, amide or acid groups; and n is 0 or 1; and Rh—Z2  (II)  wherein: Rh is a hydrocarbon group having at least 6 carbon atoms and optionally being substituted with 1 to 3 subsituents; Z2 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, thiol, amide or acid groups. The invention further provides a method of treatment of a substrate with the fluorochemical composition and a treated substrate.

Abstract: Ionic perfluorovinyl compounds and their uses as components of ionic conductors of the polymer type, of selective membranes or of catalysts. The compounds comprise at least one perfluorovinyl group and at least one group chosen from —O or one of the groups C≡N, —C(C≡N)2, —NSO2R or —C[SO2R]2 or a pentacyclic group comprising at least one N, C—C≡N, CR, CCOR or CSO2R group. The compounds and/or their polymers are of use in the preparation of ionically conducting materials, electrolytes and selective membranes.

Abstract: The invention provides a polyurethane type polymeric material for coating optical fibers, based on a fluorinated diol with formula I: CnF2n+1—A—CH2OCH2—C (CH2OH)2—R where n is 2 to 20, and A signifies —CH═CH or —CH2CH2—, and R is an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The invention also provides a fiber coated with this polymer which has been light-cured, and a fiber drawing method comprising a step of coating the fiber with a material of the invention.

Abstract: This invention relates to high molecular weight perfluorocyclobutane polymers and methods of polymerizing trifluorovinyl monomers to form high molecular weight perfluorocyclobutane polymers in the presence of a catalyst or initiator.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for forming graft copolymers from perfluoroolefins and perfluorovinyl ethers having fluorosulfonyl and fluorosulfonate functionality with selected polymers, and the uncrosslinked graft copolymers resulting therefrom.

Abstract: A fluorochemical composition is described comprising a polymer derived from a fluorochemical urethane (meth)acrylate monomer. The fluorochemical composition is useful for imparting stain release properties to a substrate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for forming graft copolymers from perfluoroolefins and perfluorovinyl ethers having fluorosulfonyl and fluorosulfonate functionality with selected polymers, and the uncrosslinked graft copolymers resulting therefrom.

Abstract: Fluoropolymer aqueous dispersions comprising an hydrogenated nonionic surfactant and a fluorinated nonionic surfactant selected from the following classes: Rf—L—(OCH(R1)—CH(R2))n—O—A  (I) wherein: n is an integer comprised between 4 and 60; L is selected from: —(CF(Y)—CO—O)pR′—; —(CF(Y)—CO—NH)pR′—; —(CF(Y)—SO2—NH)pR′—; wherein: p is 0 or 1; Y can be F or CF3; R′ is an alkylic radical C1-C5; R1, R2 can preferably be both H or the former H and the latter CH3, Rf can be a radical of (per)fluoroalkane type from 4 to 20 C atoms or of (per)fluoropolyether type; A is selected from the following ones: —H; —CH, —CH2OH; —CH2OCH2CH2OH; —CH2(OCH2CH2)n′″OR′ wherein n′″ is an integer between 2 and 15 and R′ is H, CH3, COCH3; —CONHCH2CH2OH.

Abstract: Ionic perfluorovinyl compounds and their uses as components of ionic conductors of the polymer type, of selective membranes or of catalysts. The compounds comprise at least one perfluorovinyl group and at least one group chosen from —O or one of the groups C≡N, —C(C≡N)2, —NSO2R or —C[SO2R]2 or a pentacyclic group comprising at least one N, C—C≡N, CR, CCOR or CSO2R group. The compounds and/or their polymers are of use in the preparation of ionically conducting materials, electrolytes and selective membranes.