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Process for preparing ester fluorinated ion exchange polymer precursor by acid treatment of ether
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1983-12-27
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Granted: 1984-10-02
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Expires: 2003-12-27
Abstract
Abstract Vinyl ether monomers of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is 0 or 1 and R is CH 3 or C 2 H 5 , precursors thereto, and copolymers with, e.g., tetrafluoroethylene, are provided. The copolymers are useful as electrical insulation and as the sheath portion of optical fibers, and can be converted to known ion exchange polymers having carboxylic groups which are useful, e.g., in the form of permionic membrane for separating the compartments of a chloralkali cell. The vinyl ether monomers can also be converted to vinyl ether monomers which contain carboxylate functional groups, which in turn can be copolymerized to useful copolymers.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul R. Resnick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:41
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F214/00; C08F214/18; C08F214/184
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A process for preparing a product copolymer comprising about 70 to 95 mol % --CX 2 --CX 2 -- units wherein the four X's are four fluorines or three fluorines and one chlorine, and about 5 to 30 mol % of substituted ethylene units of the formula ##STR33## wherein n is 0 or 1, Z is F or OR', and R' is at least one member of the group consisting of CH 3 , C 2 H 5 and H, from a starting copolymer comprising about 70 and 95 mol % --CX 2 --CX 2 -- units and about 5 to 30 mol % of substituted ethylene units of the formula ##STR34## wherein X and n are as defined above and R is CH 3 or C 2 H 5 , said substituted ethylene units in each of the starting and product copolymers being randomly positioned throughout the copolymer chain, said process comprising treating said starting copolymer with a strong acid at a temperature of at least 50° C. but below the decomposition temperature of said polymers and said strong acid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A process for preparing a product copolymer comprising about 70 to 95 mol % --CX 2 --CX 2 -- units wherein the four X's are four fluorines or three fluorines and one chlorine, and about 5 to 30 mol % of substituted ethylene units of the formula ##STR33## wherein n is 0 or 1, Z is F or OR', and R' is at least one member of the group consisting of CH 3 , C 2 H 5 and H, from a starting copolymer comprising about 70 and 95 mol % --CX 2 --CX 2 -- units and about 5 to 30 mol % of substituted ethylene units of the formula ##STR34## wherein X and n are as defined above and R is CH 3 or C 2 H 5 , said substituted ethylene units in each of the starting and product copolymers being randomly positioned throughout the copolymer chain, said process comprising treating said starting copolymer with a strong acid at a temperature of at least 50° C. but below the decomposition temperature of said polymers and said strong acid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process of claim 1 wherein Z is OR' and said strong acid is H 2 SO 4 , ClSO 3 H, FSO 3 H or R f SO 3 H wherein R f is a perfluorinated C 1 to C 8 group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the four X's are four fluorines, n is 0 and R is CH 3 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the four X's are four fluorines, n is 1 and R is CH 3 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
182 words
A process for preparing a copolymer comprising about 70 and 95 mol % --CX 2 --CX 2 -- units wherein the four X's are four fluorines or three fluorines and one chlorine, and about 5 to 30 mol % of substituted ethylene units of the formula ##STR35## wherein n is 0 or 1, Z is F or OR', and R' is at least one member of the group consisting of CH 3 , C 2 H 5 and H, said substituted ethylene units being randomly positioned throughout the copolymer chain, said process comprising (1) copolymerizing CX 2 ═CX 2 with ##STR36## wherein X and n are as defined above and R is CH 3 or C 2 H 5 , at a temperature of 0° to 200° C. and a pressure of 10 5 to 2×10 7 pascals in the presence of a free radical initiator, and (2) treating the polymeric product obtained in (1) with a strong acid at a temperature of at least 50° C. but below the decomposition temperature of said polymeric product, said copolymer and said strong acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
182 words
A process for preparing a copolymer comprising about 70 and 95 mol % --CX 2 --CX 2 -- units wherein the four X's are four fluorines or three fluorines and one chlorine, and about 5 to 30 mol % of substituted ethylene units of the formula ##STR35## wherein n is 0 or 1, Z is F or OR', and R' is at least one member of the group consisting of CH 3 , C 2 H 5 and H, said substituted ethylene units being randomly positioned throughout the copolymer chain, said process comprising (1) copolymerizing CX 2 ═CX 2 with ##STR36## wherein X and n are as defined above and R is CH 3 or C 2 H 5 , at a temperature of 0° to 200° C. and a pressure of 10 5 to 2×10 7 pascals in the presence of a free radical initiator, and (2) treating the polymeric product obtained in (1) with a strong acid at a temperature of at least 50° C. but below the decomposition temperature of said polymeric product, said copolymer and said strong acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process of claim 5 wherein Z is OR' and said strong acid is H 2 SO 4 , ClSO 3 H, FSO 3 H or R f SO 3 H wherein R f is a perfluorinated C 1 to C 8 group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the four X's are four fluorines, n is 0 and R is CH 3 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the four X's are four fluorines, n is 1 and R is CH 3 .
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