Copolymers of fluorinated polydienes and sulfonated polystyrene

1. A method for forming a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene, the method comprising:

(a) providing an AB block copolymer, wherein the A block comprises a polystyrene component and the B block comprises a polydiene component;

(b) reacting the polydiene component of the copolymer with a fluorinating agent to form a fluorinated polydiene component; and

(c) reacting the polystyrene component of the copolymer with a sulfonating agent to form a sulfonated polystyrene component;

thereby forming an AB block copolymer wherein the A block comprises a sulfonated polystyrene and the B block comprises a fluorinated polydiene.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polydiene component is selected from the group consisting of 1,4-polybutadiene, poly(1,3-cyclohexadiene), and polyisoprene.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluorinating agent comprises difluorocarbene.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polystyrene is selected from the group consisting of polystyrene and poly(α-methylstyrene).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sulfonating agent is selected from the group consisting of acetyl sulfate and sulfur trioxide.

6. A method for forming a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene, the method comprising:

(a) providing an ABA triblock copolymer, wherein each of the A blocks of the triblock copolymer comprises a polydiene component and the B block of the triblock copolymer comprises a polystyrene component;

(b) reacting the polydiene components of the copolymer with a fluorinating agent to form fluorinated polydiene components; and

(c) reacting the polystyrene component of the copolymer with a sulfonating agent to form a sulfonated polystyrene component;

thereby forming an ABA triblock copolymer wherein each of the A blocks comprises a fluorinated polydiene and the B block comprises a sulfonated polystyrene.

7. A method for forming a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene, the method comprising:

(a) providing a graft copolymer comprising a polydiene backbone and a plurality of grafted polystyrene side chains;

(b) reacting the polydiene backbone of the graft copolymer with a fluorinating agent to form a fluorinated polydiene backbone; and

(c) reacting the polystyrene side chains of the graft copolymer with a sulfonating agent to form sulfonated polystyrene side chains;

thereby forming an graft copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the graft copolymer comprises an architecture, wherein the architecture is selected from the group selected from a trifunctional comb architecture, a tetrafunctional centipede architecture, a hexafunctional branch point architecture, and a miktoarm star architecture.

9. A copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 1 .

10. A proton exchange membrane comprising a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 1 .

11. An electrochemical cell comprising the proton exchange membrane of claim 10 .

12. A polyelectrolyte comprising a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 1 .

13. A fabric comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 1 .

14. An article of chemical-biological protective clothing comprising the fabric of claim 13 .

15. An article of material for protecting an agricultural product comprising the fabric of claim 13 .

16. A template for sol-gel polymerization comprising a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 1 .

17. The method of claim 6 , wherein the polystyrene is selected from the group consisting of polystyrene and poly(α-methylstyrene).

18. A copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 6 .

19. A proton exchange membrane comprising a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 6 .

20. An electrochemical cell comprising the proton exchange membrane of claim 19 .

21. A polyelectrolyte comprising a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 6 .

22. A fabric comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 6 .

23. An article comprising the fabric of claim 22 , wherein the article comprises one of chemical-biological protective clothing or material for protecting an agricultural product.

24. A template for sol-gel polymerization comprising a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 6 .

25. The method of claim 7 , wherein the polystyrene is selected from the group consisting of polystyrene and poly(α-methylstyrene).

26. A copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 7 .

27. A proton exchange membrane comprising a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 7 .

28. An electrochemical cell comprising the proton exchange membrane of claim 27 .

29. A polyelectrolyte comprising a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 7 .

30. A fabric comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 7 .

31. An article comprising the fabric of claim 30 , wherein the article comprises one of chemical-biological protective clothing or material for protecting an agricultural product.

32. A template for sol-gel polymerization comprising a copolymer comprising a fluorinated polydiene and a sulfonated polystyrene formed by the method of claim 7 .