摘要 |
A new class of resins is provided which are copolymers of monomers comprising p-acetoxystyrene and any of certain designated polyunsaturated comonomers, viz., (1) a polyunsaturated carboxylic acid such as an alkyl ester of a carboxylic acid containing a conjugated diene group, e.g., a dialkyl muconate or an alkyl sorbate, or an allyl ester of a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, e.g., diallyl maleate; (2) a conjugated diene hydrocarbon such as 2,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene; or (3) a halogen-substituted conjugated diene hydrocarbon. One or more additional monoethylenically or polyethylenically unsaturated monomers, e.g. styrene, may be used in the preparation of the copolymer. The preferred copolymers are of p-acetoxystyrene and dimethyl muconate or diethyl muconate. The copolymer may be selectively hydrolyzed to corresponding copolymers of p-vinylphenol.
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