A compound having the formula CH2═C(R)CF2X, wherein R is a linear, branched, or cyclic fluoroalkyl group comprised of 1 to 10 carbon atoms and may contain ether oxygen, and X is selected from the group consisting of hydride, halides except fluoride, cyanide, alkoxides, fluoroalkoxides, and perfluoroalkoxides, aryl oxides, fluoroaryloxides, and perfluoroaryloxides, mercaptides, fluoromercaptides, perfluoromercaptides, secondary amines which may be fluorinated, azide, cyanate, isocyanate, thiocyanate, hydroxyalkoxides, haloalkoxides, epoxy alkoxides, cyanoalkoxides, ester alkoxides, and thiolmercaptides.