Síntesis y factores electrónicos en la ciclodimerización térmica de éteres trifluorovinílicos aromáticos

Bryan K Spraul1, S Suresh, Jianyong Jin

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.

Resumen

Se sintetizaron nuevos éteres aromáticos de trifluorovinilo y se ciclodimerizaron para formar compuestos de perfluorociclobutilo (PFCB). Se descubrió que los grupos de retirada de electrones disminuyen la velocidad de esta importante reacción de polimerización.

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