Synthesis of fluorinated block copolymers and their application as novel polymerisation surfactants in supercritical carbon dioxide

Abstract

Screened anionic copolymerisation of methyl methacrylate with the perfluoroalkyl methacrylates 2 affords well-defined AB block copolymers 4–6, which serve as effective surfactants in the dispersion polymerisation of methyl methacrylate in supercritical carbon dioxide.