Butyl Acrylate → 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-oxiranylmethyl ester, polymer with butyl 2-propenoate

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The following were added to a 946 mL bottle: 72.0 g of butyl acrylate (Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich.), 48.0 g of glydicyl methacrylate (Sartomer Co. Inc., Easton, Pa.), 0.18 g of 2,2′-azobis(2-methylbutanenitrile) (DuPont, Wilmington, Del.), 140 g of ethyl acetate, and 140 g of toluene. The solution was purged with nitrogen for two minutes at a rate of one liter per minute. The bottle was sealed and placed in a water bath that was maintained at 60° C., for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was 29.5 wt % solids, had a measured inherent viscosity of 0.78 dL/g and a Brookfield viscosity of 0.7 Pascal-seconds.

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