Fluoride recovery in degradable fluorinated polyesters

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Jul 16;60(58):7479-7482. doi: 10.1039/d4cc02513j.

Abstract

We report a new class of degradable fluorinated polymers through the copolymerization of tetrafluorophthalic anhydride and propylene oxide or trifluoropropylene oxide which show up to 20 times quicker degradation than the non-fluorinated equivalents and allow for fluoride recovery.