Stronger Plastics and Better Anti-Glare Coatings: Exploring the Properties of a Fluorinated CBDO Structure

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dc.contributor.advisorBooth, Chad
dc.contributor.authorLynch, Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-13T18:38:11Z
dc.date.available2017-09-13T18:38:11Z
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.description.abstractExciting advances have been made in recent years regarding both polymers that incorporate fluorine atoms or groups and polymers that incorporate 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (CBDO) based monomers into their backbone. A wide range of polymers have incorporated fluorine into their systems, usually in the form of trifluoromethyl (-CF3) groups. These groups increase the thermal and thermooxidative stability, flame resistance, mechanical stability, and optical transparency. The latter, especially, makes these systems optimal for anti-glare coatings for eyeglasses, military and commercial aircraft windows, and spacecraft windows. Incorporating trifluoromethyl groups into a polymer system via a cyclic structure opens the door to the potential for some particularly exciting properties, especially those of mechanical and thermal stability. A process for the preparation of the novel compound 2,2,4,4-tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)cyclobutane-1,3-diol (F12-CBDO) is described. Polymers incorporating this new monomer were expected to show superior mechanical and thermal stability, flame resistance, optical transparency, and other properties compared to their non-fluorinated counterparts. They were also expected to show superior properties compared to systems that did not incorporate a CBDO monomer at all. While successful synthesis of the F12-CBDO monomer was not achieved in the time constraints of this experiment, several considerations for future research concerning this monomer are discussed.
dc.description.departmentHonors College
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dc.format.extent28 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationLynch, J. D. (2013). Stronger plastics and better anti-glare coatings: Exploring the properties of a fluorinated CBDO structure (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/6864
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectorganic
dc.subjectchemistry
dc.subjectTrifluoromethyl
dc.subjectcoating
dc.subjectfilm
dc.subjectnovel
dc.subjectpolymer
dc.subjectCBDO
dc.subjectHonors College
dc.titleStronger Plastics and Better Anti-Glare Coatings: Exploring the Properties of a Fluorinated CBDO Structure
thesis.degree.departmentHonors College
thesis.degree.disciplineChemistry and Biochemistry
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
txstate.documenttypeHonors Thesis

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