An arylene-containing compound of formula: Rf-L-CH 2 -Ar-CH 2 -Y-Q wherein: Ar is a diphenylene; Rf is a perfluoroalkyl having 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a group of formula C x F 2x+1 (OC y F 2y) a OC p F 2p -, wherein x is 1 to 4, y is 1 to 4, p is 1 to 4, and a is 0 to 20; L is selected from -O-, -SO 2 -, -CH 2 -O-, -C 2 H 4 -O-, -C 2 H 4 -S-, and -SO 2 -N(R 1)-; R 1 is a C1-C4 alkyl; Y and Q are selected such that: when Y is selected from -O-, -S-, or -NH-, then Q is selected from: -H, -C n H 2n -OH, -C -C b H 2b+1, -C -C n H 2n -OH, -C -O-C n H 2n -OH, -C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -C n HO n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-CnH 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, and -(CH 2) 3 Si(OR 4) 3; or when Y is -C O-, -CH 2 -C O-, or -CH 2 -C NH-, then Q is selected from: -H, -C n H 2n -OH, -C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, and -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2; or Y-Q is selected from: -P (OR 3) 2, and -N 3; R 2 is -H or -CH 3; R 3 is -H, -CH 3, or -C 2 H 5; R 4 is a C1-C4 alkyl or -C -CH 3; b is an integer of 1 to 20; m is an integer of 2 to 18; and n is an integer of 2 to 18, wherein "alkyl" refers to a monovalent group that is a radical of an alkane and includes groups that are linear, branched, cyclic, or combinations thereof. Ar is a diphenylene; Rf is a perfluoroalkyl having 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a group of formula C x F 2x+1 (OC y F 2y) a OC p F 2p -, wherein x is 1 to 4, y is 1 to 4, p is 1 to 4, and a is 0 to 20; L is selected from -O-, -SO 2 -, -CH 2 -O-, -C 2 H 4 -O-, -C 2 H 4 -S-, and -SO 2 -N(R 1)-; R 1 is a C1-C4 alkyl; Y and Q are selected such that: when Y is selected from -O-, -S-, or -NH-, then Q is selected from: -H, -C n H 2n -OH, -C -C b H 2b+1, -C -C n H 2n -OH, -C -O-C n H 2n -OH, -C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -C n HO n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-CnH 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, and -(CH 2) 3 Si(OR 4) 3; or when Y is -C O-, -CH 2 -C O-, or -CH 2 -C NH-, then Q is selected from: -H, -C n H 2n -OH, -C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, and -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2; or Y-Q is selected from: -P (OR 3) 2, and -N 3; when Y is selected from -O-, -S-, or -NH-, then Q is selected from: -H, -C n H 2n -OH, -C -C b H 2b+1, -C -C n H 2n -OH, -C -O-C n H 2n -OH, -C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -C n HO n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-CnH 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, and -(CH 2) 3 Si(OR 4) 3; -H, -C n H 2n -OH, -C -C b H 2b+1, -C -C n H 2n -OH, -C -O-C n H 2n -OH, -C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -C n HO n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-CnH 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, -C -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, and -(CH 2) 3 Si(OR 4) 3; or when Y is -C O-, -CH 2 -C O-, or -CH 2 -C NH-, then Q is selected from: -H, -C n H 2n -OH, -C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, and -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2; -H, -C n H 2n -OH, -C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2, and -C m H 2m -O-C -NH-C n H 2n -O-C -C(R 2)=CH 2; or Y-Q is selected from: -P (OR 3) 2, and -N 3; -P (OR 3) 2, and -N 3; R 2 is -H or -CH 3; R 3 is -H, -CH 3, or -C 2 H 5; R 4 is a C1-C4 alkyl or -C -CH 3; b is an integer of 1 to 20; m is an integer of 2 to 18; and n is an integer of 2 to 18,