The PEEK-OH film, obtained by surface reduction of the native PEEK him, was designed as a versatile key-intermediate for the development of mild and selective fluorination processes. Reaction with diethylaminosulfur trifluoride in CFCl3, and 4-trifluoromethylbenzamide in HOAc (H2SO4 catalysis) gave the PEEK-F and PEEK-PhCF(3) films, in 92% and 36% yields, respectively. Reaction of PEEK-ONa with heptadecafluoro-10-iododecane in DMF produced the PEEK-C8F17 film in 6% yield. The modified PEEK surfaces were analysed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (X.p.s.). (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Marchand-Brynaert, J., Pantano, G., & Noiset, O. (1997). Surface fluorination of PEEK film by selective wet-chemistry. Polymer, 38(6), 1387-1394. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0032-3861(96)00661-1 (Original work published 1997)