Patent ID: 8153846

Claim:
A fluoroalkyl amine represented by the formula: R f -Q-S(O) x —C(H) i (CH 3 ) j (CH 2 ) z+(i−1) —NHR wherein: R f is chosen from: a) (CF 3 ) 2 CF wherein m is an integer from 1 to 11; b) (CF 3 ) 2 CH, CF 3 (CF 2 ) 2 OCFHCF 2 or HC m F 2m wherein m is 2 to 12; c) CF 3 (CF 2 ) 2 OCF 2 CF 2 , CF 3 (CF 2 ) 2 OCFHCF 2 , or CF 3 CF 2 CF 2 [OCF(CF 3 )CF 2 ] m OCR 1 F wherein m is an integer from 6 to 15 and R 1 is F, CF 3 , or H; d) CF 3 (CF 2 ) 5 (CH 2 CF 2 ) m wherein m is 1, 2, or 3; and e) F[(CF 2 CF 2 ) n (CH 2 CH 2 ) m ] k CF 2 CF 2 wherein n=1, 2, or 3; m=1, or 2; and k=1, 2, or 3; Q is chosen from the group consisting of a C 2 -C 12 hydrocarbylene; x is 1 or 2; z is 0 or 1; i is 1 or 2; j is 0 or 1; provided that i+j=2; and R is chosen from H and a C 1 to C 4 alkyl.