Abstract A novel monomer, p-pentamethyldisiloxanyl-α, β, β-trifluorostyrene, has been synthesized and polymerized to give a white polymer. Membranes obtained from the polymer exhibited an oxygen permeability coefficient (P o 2: cc (STP) cm/cm 2 s cmHg) and an oxygen separation factor (α P o2/P o2) of 1.8× 10− 9 and 2.4, respectively. The P o 2 value is considerably higher than values for other poly (mono-substituted ...