Synthesis and copolymerization behavior of methacrylate dimers

Abstract
Methacrylic ester‐based dimers and oligomers were synthesized using a metal‐based catalytic chain transfer agent. Conditions were employed which maximized the yield of unsaturated dimers, and the copolymerization behavior of these dimers was investigated. The molecular weight and polymer yield were found to decrease with increasing dimer concentration in the copolymerization feeds. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.