Polymerizable acidic compounds and methods of preparation

A method of making compounds of the formula:

• wherein
• n is 2
• m is 1
• one of R.sup.I is --CH.sub.2 OH;
• and the other of R.sup.I is C.sub.1-12 alkyl, --O--C.sub.1-12 alkyl;
• ##STR42## R.sup.II is independently ##STR43## wherein p is 1-12 or any combination thereof
• R.sup.III is independently ##STR44## R.sup.IV is independently H, C1-12 alkyl said method comprising reacting a compound of the formula ##STR45## wherein the substituents are as defined immediately above, with a compound of the formula ##STR46## wherein the substituents are as defined immediately above, said reaction being in the presence of a catalytic amount of a non-basic catalyst at a temperature between about 22 and 80.degree. C. for a time greater than about 15 hours, said reaction generating an excess of 80% of the theoretical yield of the mono-hydroxy functional polymerizable acid.

A method of making compounds of the formula:

• ##STR47## wherein n is 1
• m is 2
• R.sup.I is C.sub.1-12 alkyl, --O--C.sub.1-12 alkyl;
• ##STR48## R.sup.II is independently ##STR49## wherein p is 1-12 or any combination thereof
• R.sup.III is independently ##STR50## R.sup.IV is independently H, C1-12 alkyl, comprising reacting a compound of the formula ##STR51## wherein the substituents are as defined immediately above, with a compound of the formula ##STR52## wherein the substituents are as defined immediately above, at a temperature between about 22 and 80.degree. C. for a time greater than about 15 hours, wherein said reaction generates less than 5% amide and urea reaction products of the theoretical yield of products.