Access to Degradable Perfluorinated Polycarbonates by Ring-Opening Copolymerization (C07*)

• Subject Area: Organic Molecular Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterisation
• Term: since 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 387284271

Project C7N|Plajer deals with the synthesis, characterization, and degradation of perfluorinated polyesters and polycarbonates. In particular, the influence of Fluorine-Specific interactions on the polymerization mechanism as well as on material and surface properties of perfluorinated carbonates in comparison to aliphatic analogs will be investigated. The aim is to copolymerize perfluoropropylene oxide (HFPO), which is available on a large scale, with CO2 to gain direct access perfluoropolypropylene carbonate.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1349: Fluorine-Specific Interactions: Fundamentals and Functions
• Applicant Institution: Freie Universität Berlin
• Project Head: Professor Alex Plajer, Ph.D.