Fluorinated nonionic surfactants

Abstract

The perfluoroalkylthio-substituted half esters and amides of succinic acid having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.f is a perfluoroalkyl, R.sup.1 alkylene optionally interrupted with oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atom, X is oxygen or NH, y is zero or 1, Q is a polyether or polyester diradical moiety having a molecular weight of 300 to 5000 or a polysiloxane having 5 to 80 repeating units and A is hydrogen, hydroxyl, amino, alkoxy of 1 to 21 carbons, phenoxy, alkylphenoxy of 7 to 20 carbons, dialkylamino where each alkyl has 1 to 18 carbons or the group ##STR2## said compounds being prepared by first reacting maleic anhydride with a polyether, polyester, diamine or a polysiloxane derivative of an alcohol or a primary amine and then reacting the product with a perfluoroalkyl alkylene thiol. The novel compounds are useful as surfactants with specific applications as wetting agents in coatings, waxes, emulsions, paints and resins.

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