Patent ID: 7569527

Claim:
A substituted aryl pnictogen composition having the structure of: [R f 1 -(C t R (u+v) )] m E(O) n (C t R 1 (u+v+1) ) (3-m) wherein R f 1 is a fluoropolyether chain having a formula weight ranging from about 400 to about 15,000, comprises repeat units, and is selected from the group consisting of: (a) J-O-(CF(CF 3 )CF 2 O) c (CFXO) d CFZ-; (b) J 1 -O-(CF 2 CF 2 O) e (CF 2 O) f CFZ 1 -; (c) J 2 -O-(CF(CF 3 )CF 2 O) j CF(CF 3 )CF 2 -; (d) J 3 -O-(CQ 2 -CF 2 CF 2 -O) k -CQ 2 -CF 2 -; (e) J 3 -O-(CF(CF 3 )CF 2 O) g (CF 2 CF 2 O) h (CFXO) i -CFZ-; (f) J 4 -O-(CF 2 CF 2 O) r CF 2 -; and (h) combinations of two or more thereof wherein J is a fluoroalkyl group selected from the group consisting of CF 3 , C 2 F 5 , C 3 F 7 , CF 2 Cl, C 2 F 4 Cl, C 3 F 6 Cl, and combinations of two or more thereof; c and d are numbers such that the ratio of c:d ranges from about 0.01 to about 0.5; X is F, CF 3 , or combinations thereof; Z is F, Cl or CF 3 ; J 1 is a fluoroalkyl group selected from the group consisting of CF 3 , C 2 F 5 , C 3 F 7 , CF 2 Cl, C 2 F 4 Cl, and combinations of two or more thereof; e and f are numbers such that the ratio of e:f ranges from about 0.3 to about 5; Z 1 is F or Cl; J 2 is C 2 F 5 , C 3 F 7 , or combinations thereof; j is an average number such that the formula weight of R f ranges from about 400 to about 15,000; J 3 is selected from the group consisting of CF 3 , C 2 F 5 , C 3 F 7 , and combinations of two or more thereof; k is an average number such that the formula weight of R f ranges from about 400 to about 15,000; each Q is independently F, Cl, or H; g, h and i are numbers such that (g+h) ranges from about 1 to about 50, the ratio of i:(g+h) ranges from about 0.1 to about 0.5; J 4 is CF 3 , C 2 F 5 , or combinations thereof; r is an average number such that the formula weight of R f ranges from about 400 to about 15,000; and each R and R 1 is independently H, a C 1 -C 10 alkyl, a halogen, OR 3 , OH, SO 3 M, NR 2 2 , R 3 OH, R 3 SO 3 M, R 3 NR 2 2 , R 3 NO 2 , R 3 CN, C(O)OR 3 , C(O)OM, C(O)R 3 , or C(O)NR 2 2 , or combinations of two or more thereof; wherein R 2 is independently H, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, or combinations of two or more thereof; R 3 is a C 1 -C 10 alkyl; and M is hydrogen or a metal; t is equal to (6+u); u is any combination of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16; v is independently either 2 or 4; n is 0 or 1; E is P, As, or Sb; and m is greater than about 0.5 to about 3, provided that, when E=P, m=3.0 and t=6, R cannot be exclusively H or contain F.