Synthesis of new polymers containig alfa -(trifluoromethyl)-acrylate units

Free radical polymerization of both ?-(trifluoromethyl)acrylic acid (TFMAA) and its methyl ester MTFMA is shown to be possible in the presence of bis(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl) peroxycarbonate (Percadox) as initiator and dioxane or THF as solvent. Also it is shown that copolymers of TFMAA with alfa-olefins (1-decene, 2-methyl-1-hexene) and of methyl alfa-(trifluoromethyl)acrylate (MTFMA) with vinyl ethers (butyl, 2-ethylhexyl, and menthyl vinyl ether) can be simply obtained with AIBN as initiator; these copolymers have a predominantly alternating structure.