On the bulk properties of a poly(bicycloacrylate) carrying semifluorinated side groups

We prepared a novel fluorinated polymer from a bicycloacrylate monomer, (1H,1H,2H,2H)-perfluorododecyl 2-(bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-1-yl)acrylate, by radical ring opening polymerization. The bulk properties of the polymer were investigated by thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction, which proved the existence of a smectic mesophase up to the isotropization temperature of 74°C. Furthermore, a solid state NMR study was started to characterize domains with different mobility mainly by 13C cross-polarization magic angle spinning and T2 selective experiments. We found that the polymer is a homogeneous sample with the presence of dynamic motions in the kHz regime below the glass transition temperature