Monomers Product Guide
Acid Containing MonomersAcrylic MonomersAdhesion Promoting MonomersAmine Containing MonomersCrosslinking Acrylic MonomersDual Reactive Acrylic MonomersEpoxides / Anhydrides / ImidesFluorescent Acrylic MonomersFluorinated Acrylic MonomersHigh / Low Refractive Index MonomersHydroxy Containing MonomersMono & Difunctional Glycol Oligomeric MonomersPolymerization Inhibitors for MonomersStyrenic MonomersUV Light Active MonomersVinyl & Ethenyl Monomers
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MonomersPolysciences stocks a wide portfolio of monomers. Such variety offers the synthetic chemist the tools to make a rich array of polymer compositions. Our Monomers Selection Guide organizes this set of reactive monomers into various groupings. These summary sets of data will quickly enable the scientist to determine which specific monomer can be used to synthesize custom polymers. In reviewing the data in these selection guides, you will be able to compare and contrast monomer alternatives quickly. More detailed information and chemical structures are included in the alphabetical listing which follows.
Monomer Selection Guide At-A-Glance
Acid Containing Monomers 4
Acid Containing Monomers, Metal Salts 4
Acrylic Monomers (Neutral, Monofunctional) 5
Adhesion Promoting Monomers 7
Amine Containing Monomers 7
Crosslinking Acrylic Monomers - Difunctional 8
Crosslinking Acrylic Monomers - Multifunctional 10
Dual Reactive Acrylic Monomers 10
Epoxides / Anhydrides / Imides 12
Fluorescent Acrylic Monomers 12
Fluorinated Acrylic Monomers 13
High / Low Refractive Index Monomers 13
Hydroxy Containing Monomers 14
Mono and Difunctional Glycol Oligomeric Monomers 15
Polymerization Inhibitors for Monomers 16
Styrenic Monomers 16
UV (light) Active Monomers 17
Vinyl and Ethenyl Monomers 18
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Acrylic acid mono acrylic carboxylic acid makes water sluble polymers
Acrylic anhydride mono acrylic carboxylic acid (protected) not a crosslinker
Beta-Carboxyethyl Acrylate, >98% Active
mono acrylic carboxylic acid high purity, hydrophilic
t-Butyl methacrylate mono acrylic carboxylic acid (protected) acid formed by thermal elimination of isobutylene, homopolymer Tg = 230C
Methacrylic acid mono acrylic carboxylic acid offers latex stability, homopolymer Tg =185C
Methacrylic Acid, 99.9% mono acrylic carboxylic acid high purity, hydrophilic
4-Methacryloxyethyl trimellitic anhydride
mono acrylic anhydride adhesion promoter throughanhydride
3-Methacryloyl-(l)-lysine mono acrylic amino acid zwitterionic, can derivatize acidor amine
o-Nitrobenzyl methacrylate mono acrylic carboxylic acid (protected) acid formed by photolabile deprotection
2-Propene-1-sulfonic acid, Na salt (35% in water)
mono acrylic sulfonic acid salt water soluble
2-Sulfoethyl methacrylate mono acrylic sulfonic acid water soluble
Trichloroacrylic acid mono acrylic carboxylic acid carboxylic acid
4-Vinylbenzoic acid(4-carboxystyrene)
mono styrenic carboxylic acid aromatic acid
00020-250 250g
00488-50 50g
24891-100 100g
02058-100 100g
00212-450 450g
24897-250 250g
17285-10 10g
24315-5 5g
24360-10 10g
00064-10 10g
02597-50 50g
02686-10 10g
04485-5 5g
Acid Containing MonomersAcidic groups are often used to convey solubility to polymers in aqueous media. These moieties can be converted to a wide range of alternative functional groups. Acid groups can be utilized as catalysts for chemical reactions. Additionally they are employed in polymers as a functional group which enables improved adhesion to a variety of substrates through hydrogen bonding or metal chelation.
Lead methacrylate2-ethylhexanoate in MMA(.54/.46 mol ratio)
mono acrylic heavy metal salt x-ray opacity and capture
Lithium methacrylate mono acrylic metal salt water soluble
Sodium acrylate mono acrylic metal salt can make high Tg salt polymers
3-Sulfopropyl acrylate,salt potassium
mono acrylic sulfonic acid salt water soluble
3-Sulfopropyl methacrylate,salt potassium
mono acrylic sulfonic acid salt water soluble
Barium methacrylate dual acrylic metal salt water soluble
Magnesium acrylate dual acrylic metal salt ionomeric crosslinking, high Tg polymers
Zinc dimethacrylate dual acrylic metal salt ionomeric crosslinking
Acid Containing Monomers, Metal Salts
16382-100 100g
17117-50 50g
01207-50 50g
17209-100 100g
17210-100 100g
01994-50 50g
02467-10 10g
03011-100 100g
Product Name PolymerizableSites
Polymerization Synthon
Form of Acid Special Features Catalog # Size
Product Name PolymerizableSites
Polymerization Synthon
Form of Acid Special Features Catalog # Size
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04673-10 10g
00019-100 100g
21192-50 50g
06127-10 10g
24286-10 10g
01997-100 100g
02000-100 100g
17969-25 25g
02034-100 100g
02039-250 250g
02037-500 500g
02058-100 100g
02056-500 500g
02059-500 500g
02057-10 10g
01331-10 10g
02109-100 100g
01837-100 100g
03008-100 100g
22493-100 100g
23344-25 25g
00871-25 25g
02255-100 100g
02270-25 25g
19663-25 25g
02460-50 50g
02461-250 250g
04135-10 10g
Catalog # Size
N-(n-Octadecyl)acrylamide hydrophobic
Acrylamide (UltraPure) 165 hydrophilic, hydrogel synthesis
N-Acryloylmorpholine hydrophilic
t-Amyl methacrylate hydrophobic
Benzhydryl methacrylate high refractive index, aromatic
Benzyl acrylate 6 high refractive index, aromatic
Benzyl methacrylate 54 high refractive index, aromatic
N-Benzylmethacrylamide high refractive index, aromatic
2-n-Butoxyethyl methacrylate moderate polarity
t-Butyl acrylate 43 hydrocarbon building block monomer
n-Butyl acrylate -54 hydrocarbon building block monomer
t-Butyl methacrylate hydrophobic / protected acid
iso-Butyl methacrylate 53 hydrocarbon building block monomer
n-Butyl methacrylate 20 hydrocarbon building block monomer
sec-Butyl methacrylate 60 hydrocarbon building block monomer
4-Chlorophenyl acrylate 58 high refractive index, aromatic
Cyclohexyl acrylate 19 aliphatic, hydrophobic
Cyclohexyl methacrylate 83 aliphatic, hydrophobic
iso-Decyl acrylate -55 hydrophobic, low Tg
iso-Decyl methacrylate hydropobic
n-Decyl methacrylate -30 hydropobic
N,N-Diethylacrylamide polar building block
N,N-Dimethylacrylamide 89 useful for chromatographic resins
N,N-Dimethylmethacrylamide hydrolytic stability, useful for hydrogels
N,N-Diphenyl methacrylamide bulky aromatic, hydrolytic stability
n-Dodecyl acrylate -3 hydrophobic, long chain alkyl
n-Dodecyl methacrylate -55 hydrophobic. Low Tg , long chain alkyl
N(n-Dodecyl)methacrylamid 15 hydrophobic, hydrolytic stability
Acrylic Monomers (Neutral, Monofunctional)Monofunctional acrylics shape the type and nature of the main chain polymer backbone. Monomers are chosen to obtain the desired glass transition temperature, flexibility, mechanical strength, polarity, and hydrophilic/hydrophobic character of the resulting polymer. Generally, acrylamides exhibit improved resistance to hydrolysis compared to acrylic/methacrylic esters.
Product Name Homopolymer Tg (C) Special Features
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Acrylic Monomers (Neutral, Monofunctional) continued
2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate -70 hydrophilic , low Tg
2-Ethylhexyl acrylate -50 hydrophobic
N-Ethylmethacrylamide hydrolytic stability, useful for hydrogels
1-Hexadecyl methacrylate 22 hydrophobic, aliphatic
n-Hexyl acrylate -45 hydrophobic, aliphatic
2-Methoxyethyl acrylate -50 low Tg monomer
2-Methoxyethyl methacrylate 16 moderate polarity
Methyl methacrylate 105 versatile building block monomer
2-Naphthyl acrylate 24 fluorescent, hydrophobic, aromatic
n-Octyl methacrylate -20 hydrophobic
N-(tert-Octyl)acrylamide hydrophobic, hydrolytic stability
Pentabromophenyl acrylate brominated, high refractive index
Pentabromophenyl methacrylate brominated, high refractive index
Pentafluorophenyl acrylate perfluorophenyl, low surface energy
Pentafluorophenyl methacrylate perfluorophenyl, low surface energy
2-Phenoxyethyl methacrylate 54 aromatic, hydrophobic
Phenyl acrylate 57 aromatic, UV absorbing
Phenyl methacrylate 110 moderate UV absorbing, aromatic, hydrophobic
2-Phenylethyl acrylate -3 moderate UV absorbing, aromatic, hydrophobic
2-Phenylethyl methacrylate 26 moderate UV absorbing, aromatic, hydrophobic
n-Propyl acrylate -37 building block monomer
n-Propyl methacrylate 35 building block monomer
N-iso-propylacrylamide hydrophilic
Stearyl acrylate (mixture of C16/C18) hydrophobic, can form crystal domains
Tribromoneopentyl methacrylate bromo aromatic
2,4,6-Tribromophenyl acrylate bromo aromatic
Triethylene glycol monomethyl ether mono-methacrylate
hydrophilic
3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexyl methacrylate aliphatic, bulky
Undecyl methacrylate hydrophobic
02626-100 100g
00587-250 250g
02322-10 10g
02396-25 25g
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