Methacrylic Acid → 2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate

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2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl methacrylate was synthesized by carrying out a dehydration reaction between 2-(p-hydroxyphenyl) ethanol and methacrylic acid in the presence of an acidic catalyst. The 2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl methacrylate thus obtained was dissolved in 2 -methyoxyethanol and subjected to a radical polymerization by use of an azo-based initiator V-601 (manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.). The reaction product was mixed with water and the resulting polymer was precipitated. In this way, a binder polymer [BP-2] was obtained. The weight average molecular weight of the polymer was 56,000 (using polyhydroxystyrene as a standard substance).

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