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[17p-A205-18] Electronic properties of C2F4 and production mechanism of PTFE
Keywords:Teflon, PTFE, polymerization
PTFE was accidentally discovered on April 6 , 1938. Dr. Roy J. Plunkett, working with gases related to C2F4 refrigerants. However, the synthetic mechanism have not been discussed in detail. We examined this subject by using computational chemistry method, and found PTFE was produced by electron attachment and subsequent polymerization.