This invention provides a novel compound which can be properly used as a surfactant, a method of producing a fluoropolymer, surfactant and a fluoropolymer aqueous dispersions using the novel compound. This invention is a fluoroalkylcarboxylic acid derivative which is represented by the general formula (i):
Rf
1
(OCH
2
CF
2
CF
2
)
n1
OCX
1
X
2
CF
2
(Rf
2
)
n2
COOM (i)
wherein Rf
1
represents a straight or branched fluoroalkyl group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms, which fluoroalkyl group may optionally contain 1 to 5 oxygen atoms in the principal chain thereof, Rf
2
represents a straight or branched fluoroalkylene group containing 1 to 25 carbon atoms, said fluoroalkylene group may optionally contain 1 to 5 oxygen atoms in the principal chain thereof, n1 represents an integer of 0 to 3, n2 represents an integer of 0 or 1, X
1
and X
2
are the same or different and each represents hydrogen atom or fluorine atom, and M represents NH
4
or a monovalent metal element.
该发明提供了一种新型化合物,可适当用作表面活性剂,一种生产
氟聚合物的方法,使用该新型化合物制备表面活性剂和
氟聚合物
水分散液。该发明是一种氟烷基
羧酸衍
生物,由通式(i)表示:Rf1(OCH2
CF2CF2)n1OCX1X2
CF2(Rf2)n2COOM (i)其中,Rf1表示含有1到20个碳原子的直链或支链氟烷基,该氟烷基在其主链中可以选择性地含有1到5个氧原子,Rf2表示含有1到25个碳原子的直链或支链氟烷基,该氟烷基在其主链中可以选择性地含有1到5个氧原子,n1表示0到3的整数,n2表示0或1的整数,X1和X2相同或不同,每个表示氢原子或
氟原子,M表示NH4或一价
金属元素。