| abstract |
THIS INVENTION DEALS WITH NEW UNSATURATED ESTERS OF A,B-UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS DERIVED FROM HALOGENATED ALCOHOLS OF THE FORMULAS HO-R-C(-X)=C(-X)-R'' AND HO-C(-X)2-C(-X)2-R'' WHEREIN R IS A DIVALENT HYDROCARBON MOIETY HAVING AT LEAST ONE AND NO MORE THAN 10 CARBON ATOMS, X IS A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE CLASS OF BROMINE AND CHLORINE, AND R'' IS A MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE CLASS OF HYDROGEN, X AND A MONOVALENT HYDROCARBON CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE AND NO MORE THAN 20 CARBON ATOMS. TYPICAL ESTERS ARE THE ACRYLATES, METHACRYLATES, MALEATES, FUMARATES, ITACONATES AND CINNAMATES. THESE MONOMERS POSSESS FIRE-RETARDANT PROPERTIES AND ARE USEFUL FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF POLYMERS AND COPOLYMERS. |