Patent ID: 8304513

Claim:
A polymer comprising a fluorovinyl ether functionalized aromatic repeat unit represented by the structure (I) wherein, Ar represents a benzene or naphthalene radical; each R is independently H, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 5 -C 15 aryl, C 6 -C 20 arylalkyl; OH, or a radical represented by the structure (II) with the proviso that only one R can be OH or the radical represented by the structure (II); R1 is a C2-C4 alkylene radical which can be branched or unbranched, X is O or CF 2 ; Z is H, CI, or Br; a=0 or 1; and, Q represents the structure (Ia) wherein q=0 - 10; Y is O or CF 2 ; Rf 1 is (CF 2 ) n , wherein n is 0-10; and, R (CF 2 ) p , wherein p is 0-10, with the proviso that when p is 0, Y is CF 2 .