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Polymers 2011, 3, 222-235; doi:10.3390/polym3010222 OPEN ACCESS polymers ISSN 2073-4360 /journal/polymers Article Partially Fluorinated Sulfonated Poly(ether amide) Fuel Cell Membranes: Influence of Chemical Structure on Membrane Properties Ying Chang, Yeong-Beom Lee and Chulsung Bae * Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 454003, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4003, USA; E-Mails: chyingxia@163.com (Y.C.); yeongbeom.lee@ (Y.-B.L.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: chulsung.bae@; Tel.: +1-702-895-3465; Fax: +1-702-895-4072. Received: 28 November 2010; in revised form: 16 December 2010 / Accepted: 6 January 2010 / Published: 7 January 2011 Abstract: A series of fluorinated sulfonated poly (ether amide)s (SPAs) were synthesized for proton exchange membrane fuel cell applications. A polycondensation reaction of 4,4’-oxydianiline, 2-sulfoterephthalic acid monosodium salt, and tetrafluorophenylene dicarboxylic acids (terephthalic and isophthalic) or fluoroaliphatic dicarboxylic acids produced SPAs with sulfonation degrees of 80–90%. Controlling the feed ratio of the sulfonated and unsulfonated dicarboxylic acid monomers afforded random SPAs with ion exchange capacities between 1.7 and 2.2 meq/g and good solubility in polar aprotic solvents. Their structures were characterized using NMR and FT IR spectroscopies. Tough, flexible, and transparent films were obtained with dimethyl