Acrylate and methacrylate monomers and polymers

A monomer having the formulae:

• ##STR34## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl;
• X is fluoro, chloro, or trifluoroacetoxy;
• and
• Y is trifluoroacetyl.

A monomer having the formulae:

• ##STR36## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl;
• X is fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, perfluoroalkylsulfonoxy of one to three carbon atoms, perfluoroacyloxy of one to three carbon atoms, benzoyloxy, or trichloroacetoxy;
• Y is trichloroacetyl, perfluoroacyl of the formula ##STR37## or trialkylsilyl of the formula [CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.m ].sub.3 Si-- wherein p is two to four;
• n is zero to six;
• and m is zero to three.

A monomer having the formulae:

• ##STR38## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl;
• X is fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, perfluoroalkylsulfonoxy of one to three carbon atoms, perfluoroacyloxy of one to three carbon atoms, benzoyloxy, or trichloroacetoxy;
• Y is trichloroacetyl, perfluoroacyl of the formula ##STR39## or trialkylsilyl of the formula [CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.m ].sub.3 Si--;
• wherein p is one to four;
• n is zero to six;
• and m is zero to three, said monomer being the reaction product of an acrylate or methacrylate of the formula ##STR40## wherein R and p are as previously defined, and an electrophilic reagent so as to provide the monomers as defined above, the reaction being carried out under mild conditions in an inert solvent.