Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A vinyl copolymer having acetylacetoxy groups, which contains units of formula (I) ##STR13## and/or of formula (II) ##STR14## in which R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and R 2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or several oxygen atoms or a halogen atom.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A vinyl copolymer having acetylacetoxy groups, which contains units of formula (I) ##STR13## and/or of formula (II) ##STR14## in which R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and R 2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally containing one or several oxygen atoms or a halogen atom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A vinyl copolymer which contains units of formula (III) ##STR15## and/or of formula (IV) ##STR16## in which R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R 2 is (a) a hydrogen atom, (b) an alkyl group having 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms, which may be substituted by a halogen atom, a hydroxyl radical, an acyloxy radical having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms or an acetylacetoxy group, or (c) an aryl radical having 6, 7 or 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
A vinyl copolymer which contains units of formula (III) ##STR15## and/or of formula (IV) ##STR16## in which R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R 2 is (a) a hydrogen atom, (b) an alkyl group having 1, 2 or 3 carbon atoms, which may be substituted by a halogen atom, a hydroxyl radical, an acyloxy radical having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms or an acetylacetoxy group, or (c) an aryl radical having 6, 7 or 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
84 words
Process for the preparation of a vinyl copolymer by polymerizing a polymerizable acetylacetoxy compound together with at least one further copolymerizable olefinically unsaturated compound, which comprises reacting as acetylacetoxy compound an acetylacetoxyalkyl-allyl ether of formula (V) ##STR17## or of the formula (VI) ##STR18## or a mixture of these ethers, in which R, R 1 and R 2 are defined as in formula (I), with at least one olefinically unsaturated compound wherein said polymer contains units of the compounds of the formula V or VI.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
84 words
Process for the preparation of a vinyl copolymer by polymerizing a polymerizable acetylacetoxy compound together with at least one further copolymerizable olefinically unsaturated compound, which comprises reacting as acetylacetoxy compound an acetylacetoxyalkyl-allyl ether of formula (V) ##STR17## or of the formula (VI) ##STR18## or a mixture of these ethers, in which R, R 1 and R 2 are defined as in formula (I), with at least one olefinically unsaturated compound wherein said polymer contains units of the compounds of the formula V or VI.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 3, which comprises carrying out the polymerization in aqueous emulsion at a temperature of from 20° to 100° C. in the presence of a catalyst and optionally in the presence of an emulsifier and a protective colloid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
Aqueous plastics dispersion containing a vinyl polymer, an emulsifier and a protective colloid, wherein the vinyl polymer is a vinyl polymer as claimed in claim 1.