ABSTRACT
The simplicity of the experimental setup, mild synthesis conditions, availability of starting reagents, and comparative ease of isolating the products and their stability make these metal-containing monomers (MCMs) among the most convenient species. The syntheses of these MCMs have been studied very well. Alkali metal methacrylates can be readily obtained through interaction of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid with the hydroxide of the corresponding metal in methyl and ethyl alcohol. The interaction of hydroxides or hydrocarbonates with unsaturated acids is a simple and convenient method of synthesizing methacrylates of most metals in the first transition series. A general approach underlying this method is the effect of excess acid both in the absence of solvent and in methanol and ethanol solutions, as well as in hydrocarbon suspensions. Titanium-containing monomers under study are represented by acyl derivatives obtained from alkyl orthotitanates. Thus, oligomeric dibutoxytitanium monomaleate, a yellow-colored liquid, has been isolated.
