Fluorinated cyclic olefinic graft polymer
The present invention provides a graft polymer and compositions comprising a cyclic olefin polymer characterized by having a glass transition temperature of about 60° C. to 250° C. and a molecular weight of about 400 to 300000, and a fluorocarbon alkyl group grafted on the cyclic olefin polymer.
1. A graft polymer comprising a cyclic olefin polymer having the formula:
wherein
x is 1 to 4, y is 1 to 4, z is 0.1 to 10, n is 200 to 2000; and
Rf is a C 1-30 fluorocarbon alkyl chain containing at least one fluorine atom, wherein the cyclic olefin polymer is characterized by having a glass transition temperature of about 60° C. to 250° C. and a molecular weight of about 400 to 300000.
2. The graft polymer according to claim 1 further comprising at least one of chlorine and oxygen atoms on the C 1-30 fluorocarbon alkyl chain.
3. The graft polymer according to claim 1 wherein the C 1-30 fluorocarbon alkyl chain comprises alkyl chains of the formulae:
wherein
n is 1 or 2, and Rf′ is a C 1-12 fluorocarbon alkyl chain.
4. The graft polymer according to claim 3 , wherein the C 1-12 fluorocarbon alkyl chains comprise at least one perfluoro alkyl group.
5. A composition comprising:
about 10% to about 100% by weight of a thermoplastic resin; and about 0.05% to about 90% by weight of the graft polymer according to claim 1 .
6. A compound having the formula:
wherein
x is 1 to 4, y is 1 to 4, z is 0.1 to 10, n is 200 to 2000; and
Rf is a C 1-30 fluorocarbon alkyl chain containing at least one fluorine atom.
7. The compound according to claim 6 further comprising at least one of chlorine and oxygen atoms on the C 1-30 fluorocarbon alkyl chain.
8. The compound according to claim 6 wherein the C 1-30 fluorocarbon alkyl chain comprises the formulae:
wherein
n is 1 or 2, and Rf′ is a C 1-12 fluorocarbon alkyl chain.
9. The compound according to claim 8 wherein the C 1-12 fluorocarbon alkyl chains comprise at least one perfluoro alkyl group.
10. A composition comprising:
about 10% to about 99.5% by weight of a thermoplastic resin; and
about 0.05% to about 90% by weight of the compound according to claim 6 .
11. A compound having the formula:
wherein
x is 1 to 4, y is 1 to 4, z is 0.1 to 10, n is 200 to 2000; and
Rf is a C 1-30 fluorocarbon alkyl chain.
12. The compound according to claim 11 further comprising at least one of chlorine and oxygen atoms on the C 1-30 fluorocarbon alkyl chain.
13. The compound according to claim 11 wherein the C 1-30 fluorocarbon alkyl chain comprises the formulae:
wherein
n is 1 or 2, and Rf′ is C 1-12 fluorocarbon alkyl chain.
14. The compound according to claim 13 wherein the C 1-12 fluorocarbon alkyl chains comprise at least one perfluoro alkyl group.
15. A composition comprising: about 10% to about 99.5% by weight of a thermoplastic resin; and about 0.05% to about 90% by weight of the compound according to claim 11 .