Synthesis and radical polymerization of 1,1-difluoro-2-vinylcyclopropane : a reexamination and structural reassignment.

Feast, W.J.; Gimeno, M.; Kenwright, A.M.

Abstract

The synthesis and radical polymerization of 1,1-difluoro-2-vinylcyclopropane, first reported some 30 years ago, has been repeated and the assignment of polymer structure examined in detail. The monomer and polymer have been characterized by 1H, 19F, and 13C NMR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and size exclusion chromatography. Analysis of the data establishes that the earlier assignments by Zhulin et al. were erroneous, and the reassignment is in agreement with expectations based on Dolbier's theoretical and experimental examination of radical ring opening of fluorinated cyclopropanes.

Citation

Feast, W., Gimeno, M., & Kenwright, A. (2006). Synthesis and radical polymerization of 1,1-difluoro-2-vinylcyclopropane : a reexamination and structural reassignment. Macromolecules, 39(12), 4076-4080. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0527348

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2006-05
• Journal: Macromolecules
• Print ISSN: 0024-9297
• Electronic ISSN: 1520-5835
• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 39
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 4076-4080
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0527348
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1543172