Chemical vapour deposition polymerization of substituted [2.2]paracyclophanes

Chemical vapour deposition polymerisation of substituted [2.2]paracyclophanes is applied to the functionalised coating of stainless steel surfaces. Poly[o-trifluoroacetyl-p-xylylene-co-p-xylylene] ( 2a ), poly[o-hydroxymethyl-p-xylylene-co-p-xylylene] ( 2b ), poly[o-amino-p-xylylene-co-p-xylylene] ( 2c ) and poly(p-xylylene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride) ( 2d ) were deposited as thin layers.