Property modification of poly(methyl methacrylate) through copolymerization with fluorinated aryl methacrylate monomers |
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| Authors: | Hongxiang Teng Liang Yang Frantisek Mikes Yasuhiro Koike Yoshiyuki Okamoto |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Polymer Research Institute, Polytechnic University, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA;2. Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama 223‐8522, Japan;3. ERATO, Koike Photonics Polymer Project, K2 Town Campus, 144‐8 Ogura Saiwai‐ku, Kawasaki 212‐0054, Japan;4. Polymer Research Institute, Polytechnic University, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USAPolymer Research Institute, Polytechnic University, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA) with 2,3,5,6‐tetrafluorophenyl methacrylate (TFPMA), pentafluorophenyl methacrylate (PFPMA), and 4‐trifluoromethyl‐2,3,5,6‐tetrafluorophenyl methacrylate (TFMPMA) were investigated. All the three systems showed a random copolymerization character. The composition, glass transition temperature (Tg), and refractive index of the copolymers obtained were studied. Tgs of TFPMA/MMA and PFPMA/MMA copolymers were found to deviate positively from the Gordon–Taylor equation. However, Tgs of TFMPMA/MMA copolymers were well fit with the Gordon–Taylor equation. These results indicated the existence of interaction between MMA and either TFPMA or PFPMA units in copolymers. This interaction resulted in the enhancement of the Tg of MMA polymers through the copolymerization with TFPMA and PFPMA. The refractive index and the light transmittance of copolymers were close to those of PMMA. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | poly(methyl methacrylate) modification copolymerization fluoropolymers Tg |
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