Amide functional monomers and acrylic polymers with amide functionality

An addition polymer containing a plurality of groups of the structure:

• ##STR8## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl, R'.sub.2 is a divalent linking group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and R.sub.3 is hydrogen or lower alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
• wherein when R.sub.3 is hydrogen the polymer has a hydroxyl value less than about 100 and wherein R'.sub.2 has the structure:
• ##STR9## and said polymer is prepared from acid functional monomers, said acid functional monomers are used in amounts of less than about 2 percent by weight, based on the total solid weight of monomers used to prepare the polymer.

An addition polymer containing a plurality of groups of the structure:

• ##STR11## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sub.3 is hydrogen and wherein R.sub.2 is methyl methylene prepared from reaction of ethylenically unsaturated compound having the structure:
• ##STR12## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sub.3 is hydrogen and R.sub.2 is methyl methylene and at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer.