A novel 1,3,5-tris(alpha,beta,beta-trifluorovinyl)benzene monomer.
The reaction of the perfluoroalkenylzinc reagent, CF2=CFZnBr, with 1,3,5-tribromobenzene in the presence of a catalytic amount of Pd(Ph3)4 yielded a novel trifunctional monomer 1,3,5-tris(alpha,beta,beta-trifluorovinyl)benzene (1).
Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
Lawrence A
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Ford
Darryl D
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DesMarteau