Abstract
A new kind of fluorinated polystyrene bearing a p-perfluoro{-1-[2-(2-fluorosulfonyl)propoxy]}ethyl group has been synthesised by one-electron oxidation of polystyrene by perfluoro{2-[2-(2-fluorosulfonyl) propoxy]}propionyl peroxide at different peroxide to polystyrene molar ratios. The yield of ω–fluorosulfonyl perfluoroalkylation decreases with increase in the reactant molar ratio. The modified polymer was characterised by various techniques: the ring perfluoro{-1-[2-(2-fluorosulfonyl)propoxy]}ethylation was proved by FT-IR, 19F NMR and DSC; desulfonylation of the fluorinated polystyrene appearing at 126° has been found by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The contact angles of water on the surface of ω–fluorosulfonyl perfluoroalkylated polystyrene were determined.