Acrylic Acid → Prop-2-enoic acid--6-methylheptyl prop-2-enoate (1/1)

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Isooctyl acrylate (21.6 g), acrylic acid (2.4 g), 2,2'-azobis (2,4-dimethylpentanenitrile) (0.05 g, VAZO™ 52, DuPont), ethyl acetate (34.2 g) and isopropanol (1.8 g) were placed in a 4 ounce (120 mL) bottle. The mixture was deoxygenated by purging with nitrogen (1 L/min) for 2 minutes. The bottle was sealed and placed in a 45° C. rotating water bath for 24 hours. The bottle was opened and 0.05 g of 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylpentanenitrile) was added. The solution was deoxygenated as above, sealed and placed into the water bath for another 24 hours at 45° C. The inherent viscosity in ethyl acetate was 0.651 deciliter/gram.

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