The present invention relates to a method for producing a fluorocopolymer
which comprises a polymerization reaction of a fluorine-containing
ethylenic monomer with a fluorovinyl ether derivative represented by the
following general formula (I):
CF.sub.2.dbd.CF--O--[CF.sub.2CF(CF.sub.3)O].sub.n--(CF.sub.2).sub.m-A
(I) (wherein n represents an integer of 0 to 3, m represents an integer
of 1 to 5, and A represents --SO.sub.2X or --COOY; X represents a halogen
atom or --NR.sup.1R.sup.2; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different
and each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an alkyl group or a
sulfonyl-containing group and Y represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl
group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms) to give a fluorocopolymer,said
fluorine-containing ethylenic monomer being a perhaloethylenic monomer
represented by the following general formula (II):
CF.sub.2.dbd.CF--R.sub.f.sup.1 (II) (wherein R.sub.f.sup.1 represents a
fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, R.sub.f.sup.2 or OR.sub.f.sup.2;
R.sub.f.sup.2 represents a straight or branched perfluoroalkyl group
having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, which may have an ether oxygen atom(s))
and/or a hydrogen-containing fluoroethylenic monomer represented by the
following general formula (III): CHX.sup.1.dbd.CFX.sup.2 (III) (wherein
X.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom and X.sup.2
represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom,
R.sub.f.sup.3 or OR.sub.f.sup.3; R.sub.f.sup.3 represents a straight or
branched perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, which may have
an ether oxygen atom(s)), and said polymerization reaction being carried
out in a saturated perfluorohydrocarbon while additional feeding of the
fluorine-containing ethylenic monomer and fluorovinyl ether derivative
being carried out.