Energy curable high reactivity multi vinylether or acrylate functional resins

A process of preparing a polyfunctional-vinyl ether molecule, the process comprising:

• contacting in a solvent a heteroatom-containing polyol with a stoichiometric excess of carbonate in the presence of a catalyst to form a reaction mixture;
• heating the reaction mixture under azeotropic reflux conditions to form a first alcohol or water and a heteroatom-containing polycarbonate;
• isolating the heteroatom-containing polycarbonate from the excess carbonate and solvent;
• contacting the isolated heteroatom-containing polycarbonate with a vinyl ether in the presence of a catalyst to form a second reaction mixture;
• and
• heating the second reaction mixture under azeotropic reflux conditions to form a second alcohol or water;
• wherein:
• the first alcohol, the second alcohol, and/or the water is removed from the reaction mixture or second reaction mixture under the azeotropic reflux conditions;
• and
• the polyfunctional-vinyl ether molecule is a molecule of formula (I):
• wherein
• G is S or N;
• each D is independently S, O, or NR10, wherein R10 has the structure:
• each A is independently a C1-C10 alkylene group;
• each B is independently a C1-C10 alkylene group;
• each M is independently O or S;
• each x is independently an integer from 0 to 10;
• each n is independently an integer from 0 to 20;
• and
• z is 2 when G is S or z is 3 when G is N.

An ink, coating, or adhesive composition comprising the polyfunctional-vinyl ether molecule of formula (I):

• wherein
• G is S or N;
• each D is independently S, O, or NR10, wherein R10 has the structure:
• each A is independently a C1-C10 alkylene group;
• each B is independently a C1-C10 alkylene group;
• each M is independently O or S;
• each x is independently an integer from 0 to 10;
• each n is independently an integer from 0 to 20;
• and
• z is 2 when G is S or z is 3 when G is N.