Self-crosslinkable monomer composition containing alkenylphenyl substituted acrylates or methacrylates

Claim 2

A polymerizable and self-crosslinkable composition of monomers, having olefinic unsaturation, which comprises (a) 1 to 99.9% by weight of at least one monomer which is selected from the group consisting of styrene, divinylbenzene, vinyl toluene, chlorostyrene, α-methylstyrene, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, vinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoroethylene, trifluorochloroethylene, vinyl fluoride, vinyl esters, vinyl ethers, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, vinylidene cyanide and acrylates or methacrylates of the formula ##STR10## wherein R 6 is a hydrogen atom or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 4, and R 7 is, where n is 1, alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl, phenyl or benzyl, when n is 2, alkylene of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, cyclohexylene, phenylene or --(C m H 2m O) x C m H 2m -- where m is 2 or 3 and x is 1 to 5, when n is 3, glyceryl or 2,2-dimethylbutane-1,2,2-triyl, or when n is 4, pentaerythrityl, and (b) 99 to 0.1% by weight of an acrylate or methacrylate ester of formula I ##STR11## wherein R 1 is a hydrogen atom or methyl, X is CH 2 --CHOH--CH 2 --O, and R 2 is allyl, methallyl or 1-propenyl, R 3 is a hydrogen atom or methyl or has the meaning of R 2 , and R 4 is a hydrogen atom, methyl, allyl, methallyl or 1-propenyl.

Claim 3

A composition according to claim 1 which contains 50 to 99.9% by weight of component (a), and 0.1 to 50% by weight of component (b).

Claim 4

A composition according to claim 2 which contains 75 to 99.9% by weight of component (a), and 0.1 to 25% by weight of component (b).

Claim 5

A composition according to claim 1, wherein the ester of component (b) has the formula I, wherein R 2 is allyl, R 3 is a hydrogen atom or allyl and R 4 is a hydrogen atom.

Claim 6

A composition according to claim 1 wherein R 7 , when n is 1, has 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or, when n is 2 to 4, has 2 to 6 carbon atoms.

Claim 7

A polymerizable and self-crosslinkable composition of monomers, having olefinic unsaturation, which comprises (a) 1 to 99.9% by weight of at least one monomer which is selected from the group consisting of styrene, divinylbenzene, vinyl toluene, chlorostyrene, α-methylstyrene, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, vinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoroethylene, trifluorochloroethylene, vinyl fluoride, vinyl esters, vinyl ethers, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, vinylidene cyanide and acrylates or methacrylates of the formula ##STR12## wherein R 6 is a hydrogen atom or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 4, and R 7 is, when n is 1, alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl, phenyl or benzyl, when n is 2, alkylene of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, cyclohexylene, phenylene or --(C m H 2m O) x C m H 2m -- where m is 2 or 3 and x is 1 to 5, when n is 3, glyceryl or 2,2-dimethylbutane-1,2,2-triyl, or when n is 4, pentaerythrityl, and (b) 99 to 0.1% by weight of an acrylate or methacrylate ester of formula I ##STR13## wherein R 1 is a hydrogen atom or methyl, X is an oxygen-carbon bond, CH 2 --CH 2 --O, ##STR14## or CH 2 --CHOH--CH 2 --O, and R 2 is allyl, methallyl or 1-propenyl, R 3 is a hydrogen atom or methyl or has the meaning of R 2 , and R 4 is a radical of the formula ##STR15## wherein X, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 have the meanings assigned to them above, and Y is a carbon-carbon bond, alkylene of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkylidene of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkylidene containing 5 or 6 ring carbon atoms, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a group of the formula CO, SO or SO 2 .

Claim 8

A polymerizable and self-crosslinkable composition of monomers, having olefinic unsaturation, which comprises (a) 1 to 99.9% by weight of at least one monomer which is selected from the group consisting of styrene, divinylbenzene, vinyl toluene, chlorostyrene, α-methylstyrene, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, vinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoroethylene, trifluorochloroethylene, vinyl fluoride, vinyl esters, vinyl ethers, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, vinylidene cyanide and acrylates or methacrylates of the formula ##STR12## wherein R 6 is a hydrogen atom or methyl, n is an integer from 1 to 4, and R 7 is, when n is 1, alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl, phenyl or benzyl, when n is 2, alkylene of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, cyclohexylene, phenylene or --(C m H 2m O) x C m H 2m -- where m is 2 or 3 and x is 1 to 5, when n is 3, glyceryl or 2,2-dimethylbutane-1,2,2-triyl, or when n is 4, pentaerythrityl, and (b) 99 to 0.1% by weight of an acrylate or methacrylate ester of formula I ##STR13## wherein R 1 is a hydrogen atom or methyl, X is an oxygen-carbon bond, CH 2 --CH 2 --O, ##STR14## or CH 2 --CHOH--CH 2 --O, and R 2 is allyl, methallyl or 1-propenyl, R 3 is a hydrogen atom or methyl or has the meaning of R 2 , and R 4 is a radical of the formula ##STR15## wherein X, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 have the meanings assigned to them above, and Y is a carbon-carbon bond, alkylene of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkylidene of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkylidene containing 5 or 6 ring carbon atoms, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a group of the formula CO, SO or SO 2 .

Claim 9

A composition according to claim 6 which contains 50 to 99.9% by weight, of component (a), and 0.1 to 50% by weight, of component (b).

Claim 10

A composition according to claim 7 which contains 75 to 99.9% by weight, of component (a), and 0.1 to 25% by weight, of component (b).

Claim 11

A composition according to claim 6, wherein the ester of component (b) has the formula I, wherein R 2 is allyl, R 3 is a hydrogen atom or allyl and R 4 is a radical of the formula ##STR16## wherein R 2 and R 3 are as defined above and Y is methylene, ethylidene or 2,2-propylidene.

Claim 12

A composition according to claim 6 wherein R 7 , when n is 1, has 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or, when n is 2 to 4, has 2 to 6 carbon atoms.