Polymerizable saccharide monomers which contain a single, polymerizable, alpha -methyl styryl moiety

摘要

Polymerizable, saccharide-derived monomers are prepared in processes which utilize water as the reaction solvent and which preferably do not utilize a cosolvent. The saccharide monomers are prepared from a saccharide unit, an amine selected from the group consisting of R3NH2, where R3 is selected from the group consisting of a C1-C18 alkyl group, H or NH2, and a single, polymerizable, alpha -methyl styryl moiety. The saccharide monomers are useful in preparing polymers for use in freeze-thaw stable aqueous-based compositions which do not require conventional freeze-thaw solvents and colorimetrically detectable polymers which are used in treating aqueous systems.