Résumé
Novel functional chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) copolymers achieved by conventional or controlled radical polymerization are presented. CTFE has been extensively studied in radical copolymerization to obtain alternating copolymers in the presence of ethylene, propylene, or electron-donating monomers such as vinyl ethers (VEs), or with other comonomers to yield statistic or random copolymers. After some kinetic concepts, this tutorial will display recent advances on poly(CTFE-co-functional VE) alternated copolymers, the properties and applications (coatings, fuel cell membranes, polymer electrolytes for Lithium Ion batteries, solubility in sc-CO2, or materials for photovoltaic devices) of which are presented.