2-Trichloromethyl-l,3-dioxolane

Both linear and cyclic acetals with vinyl residues copolymerize in an alternating fashion with MA. Two good examples are the copolymers prepared from the O-vinyl acetals of formaldehyde or acetaldehyde and 2-vinyl-l,3-dioxalane. The monomer 4-methylene-2-(trichloromethyl)-l,3-dioxolane also copolymerizes in a 1 1 fashion with MA, regardless of the initial monomer feed ratio in the reaction mixture, duration of reaction time, and monomer conversion. l,3-Dioxep-5-enes are also cyclic acetals. The copolymerization of these monomers with was discussed in... 

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