简介:Fivefluorine-containingvinylethermonomerswerepreparedbythereactionbetween2-vinyloxyethanol,afluorinatedalcoholandhexafluorobenzeneinthepresenceofsodiumhydrideindimethylformamide.Tworepresentativepropertiesofthesemonomers,UV-curingbehaviorinitiatedbyacationicphoto-initiatorPAG201andsurfacefreeenergyofcoatingfilms,wereinvestigated.Photo-polymerizationproceededbothrapidlyandcompletelywithahighdouble-bondconversion(>90%)andafastcuringrate(maximumcuringtime<21s)forthreemonomers.Thesurfaceenergiesofthemonomersandtheresultingpolymerfilmsweretheninvestigated.TheminimumsurfacefreeenergyoftheUV-curedhomopolymerfilmsreaches7.1mJ/m2.X-rayphotoelectronspectroscopydatashowthatthelowsurfacetensionisinfluencedbyfluorinecontentinthesoftsegmentsandfluorinatedchains'migrationtothesurface.Thefivemonomersexhibitlowviscosity,lowsurfaceenergy,goodthermalstabilityandgoodphoto-polymerizationproperties,whichmakethemgreatcandidatesforUVcoatingandphotoresistapplications.