Process for synthesizing tackifying compositions from starting materials comprising a double bond

Abstract

The invention is related to a process for synthesizing a polymer for various uses including as a tackifying composition. The process comprises providing a reactant mixture for conducting multistep reactions to produce products with high selectivity and yields. The reactant mixture comprises a first compound comprising at least one carbon-carbon double bond or a precursor therefor; a heat transfer fluid; and at least one stabilizer. The process comprises reacting the first compound or the precursor with a first intermediate mixture in the presence of a heat transfer agent to provide a monomer composition. Optionally the obtained monomer composition may be fractionated. Then, the process involves polymerising one or more fractions of the monomer composition to provide the polymer composition that can be tuned to be tackifying or longer chain.

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