MONOMERS FOR ADHESIVE POLYMERS 1 - SYNTHESIS AND RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF BICYCLIC MONOMERS

Bicyclic functionalized methacrylates were synthesized by a Diels-Alde r reaction of furfuryl methacrylate with maleic anhydride and subseque nt conversion to the corresponding monomers containing carboxylic grou ps. The structure of the bicyclic functionalized methacrylates was con firmed by elemental analysis, IR, H-1 NMR and C-13 NMR spectroscopy. T he radical photopolymerization of bicyclic monomethacrylates in dimeth ylformamide with 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) resulted in solubl e polymers while a bicyclic dimethacrylate resulted in a crosslinked p olymer.