Synthesis, characterization and polymerization of acetylacetate, acetylacetamide or acetylacetanilide substituted cyclic imino ethers, new metal chelating monomers and polymers.

New cyclic imino ether monomers, functionalized with acetylacetoxy, acetyla cetamide, or acetylacetanilide moieties are described for the first time. T hese monomers readily form metal complexes. Also, it is shown that these mo nomers may be cationically homo- or copolymerized with other cyclic imino e thers, to provide polymers having metal complexing ability. The monomers ha ve potential applications in a wide variety of applications.