Darstellung und polymerisation von diestern aus 2,2′-methylendiphenolen und acryl-, methacryl- bzw. Crotonsäure

Several mono- and diesters of four selected 2,2′-methylenediphenols with acrylic, methacrylic, and crotonic acid were synthesized for the first time. Special emphasis was paid to the preparation of diesters with two different acyl groups which could be obtained via the corresponding monoesters. The radical polymerization of these esters with AIBN (mainly in benzene) gave insoluble (crosslinked) products from dimethacrylates and soluble (linear) polymers from mixed diesters with methacrylic and crotonic acid, while the dicrotonates are not reactive.