Perfluoroalkyl group containing alcohols are disclosed with utility as intermediates for the synthesis of oil and water repellent fluorochemicals. The alcohols are obtained by the addition of mercaptoalcohols to perfluoroalkyl group containing esters of fumaric, maleic, citraconic, mesaconic, itaconic, methylene malonic or aconitic acids.
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of scratch-resistant coatings by dual cure of compositions comprising surface active benzoyl compounds wherein at least one non-polar fluorinated alkyl group is present. The invention also relates to a process for concentrating these surface-active photoinitiators in the surface of coatings, to novel surface active benzoyl compounds wherein at least one non-polar fluorinated alkyl group is present, to compositions wherein the novel surface active fluorinated photoinitiators are present, and to a method for improving the flow of a curable composition on substrates.