| abstract |
Novel fluorinated, acrylamide monomers are prepared from 2-alkenyl azlactones reacted with fluorinated alcohols. The novel monomers have the formula ##STR1## wherein R 1 and R 6 are independently hydrogen or methyl; n R 2 and R 3 independently can be an alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl group, or R 2 and R 3 taken together with the carbon to which they are joined can form a carbocyclic ring containing 4 to 12 ring atoms; n R 4 and R 5 are independently hydrogen or lower alkyl; n a is 0 or 1; n b is 1 or 2; n X is a single bond, CH 2 , CH 2 OCH 2 , and CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 ; and n R F is a substantially perfluorinated alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl group when b is 1 and perfluorinated alkylene when b is 2. n Novel polymers and copolymers can be prepared from the monomers of the invention. |