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New difunctional methacrylate monomers containing β heteroatoms have been synthesized from α-hydroxymethylacrylate esters or α-chloromethylacryloyl chloride. These monomers are more reactive than their alkane counterparts (e.g., ethacrylates), giving polymers with molecular weights comparable to poly(itaconate)s. The simple synthetic approach described allows a wide range of difunctionalized acrylate monomers to be produced. Variations in both ester and ether substituents were explored for ease of synthesis and polymerization.
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Thompson, R., Barclay, T., Basu, K. et al. Facile Synthesis and Polymerization of Ether Substituted Methacrylates. Polym J 27, 325–338 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.27.325
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