Patent ID: 6794457
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: C08K,C08L

Abstract:
A composition comprising:(a) a fluoropolymer comprising interpolymerized units derived from a nitrogen-containing cure site monomer; and (b) a catalyst composition comprising a compound having the general formula: wherein the group HA is an acid, and each R1, R2, and R3 is, independently, the same or a different C1-C20 alkyl group, be C3-C20 cyclic or heterocyclic group, Rf(CH2)xâ€”wherein Rf is a C1-C8 linear or branched and at least partially fluorinated alkylene, cycloalkylene, or oxyalkylene, and x is 1 to 4, or a bond to another R group such that the nitrogen is bonded to or part of an imino or heterocyclic group; wherein two or more R groups may be linked to form a cyclic, bicyclic or aromatic group, optionally comprising a heteroatom, and wherein the composition is free of peroxide.