The Use of Tristyrylphenol Alkoxylate Sulfosuccinates in Emulsion Polymerization and Coatings

A latex paint, comprising polymeric latex particles that comprise a polymerization product of radical-polymerizable monomers and a surfactant of one or more compounds, wherein the surfactant of one or more compounds is defined by formula (I),

• or a salt thereof, wherein
• one of G and G1 is —SO3M and the other is hydrogen, wherein M is hydrogen or a metal cation selected from Li+, Na+, or K+;
• R is —OH, —R1, or —R3;
• wherein
• each R1 is -L-R2, wherein
• R2 is
• wherein q is a mixture of 1, 2, or 3,
• each L is independently —(OCH(CH3)CH2)n—(OCH2CH2)m—* or —(OCH2CH2)m—(OCH(CH3)CH2)n—*, wherein R2 is attached to L at the *;
• and
• n and m are each between 0 and 100, provided that at least one of m and n is greater than or equal to 1;
• and
• R3 is -L-OR4 or C1-30 alkoxy, wherein —OR4 is attached to L at the * and R4 is hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl, and
• wherein the radical-polymerizable monomers comprise:
• (a) acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or a mixture thereof in an amount of from greater than about 0 to about 2% by weight based on all monomers, and
• (b) additional monomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl monomers, acrylate monomers, methacrylate monomers, and mixtures thereof,