Functionalized dimethoxyphenol monomers and methods for preparing such monomers
AssigneeUniversity of Delaware
InventorsAngela L. Holmberg, Kaleigh H. Reno, Thomas H. Epps, III
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Abstract
Dimethoxyphenol-based monomers containing polymerizable functional groups such as [meth]acrylate groups are useful for the preparation of polymers, wherein one or more dimethoxyphenyl moieties are part of side chains pendant to the backbones of the polymers. The polymers thereby obtained may have different, improved properties, such as higher glass transition temperatures, thermal stability and solvent resistance, as compared to polymers based on other types of lignin-derived monomers.
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A polymerizable monomer, comprised of a phenyl ring, two methoxy groups substituted on the phenyl ring, and at least one substituent on the phenyl ring comprised of at least one polymerizable functional group other than a hydroxyl group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.