Electrochemical fluorination of acrylic polymer and product therefrom

A method of electrochemically fluorinating a polymer, the method comprising:

• providing a hydrogen containing acrylate polymer comprising at least five monomeric units derived from one or more alkyl acrylates having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
• combining the polymer with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride in an electrochemical fluorination cell to provide a reaction solution;
• and
• passing electric current through the electrochemical fluorination cell sufficient to cause replacement of at least a portion of the hydrogen with fluorine to provide a reaction product comprising at least one fluoropolymer that comprises a plurality of pendant
• groups and is liquid, or soluble in perfluorohexane at 20° C.