Talk:Perfluoroalkoxy
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[edit] Co-polymer?
Is this a copolymer? If yes can someone add it? Thanks --Kupirijo 23:16, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Name of article
Perfluoroalkoxy is the name for an organic radical; i.e., a molecular group or a part of a molecule. I think it is incorrect to use "perfluoroalkoxy" generically as the name of a polymer or a polymer material. I think the correct name of this [fluoro]polymer material is Teflon-PFA or perhaps generically PFA-polytetrafluoroethylene or polytetrafluoroethylene-PFA.
If R- is an alkyl group, then R-O- is an alkoxy group. "Perfluoro-" means all of the H atoms in a group or molecule are substituted with F atoms. Therefore the general chemical formula of a perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) group would be CnF2n+1-O-. H Padleckas 19:04, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
