Difunctional monomers of the formula, ##STR1## where R is an organic linking group derived from a diol or a dihalide of the formula X--R--X, where X is either chlorine, bromine, iodine, or hydroxy, are prepared by reacting a conjugated diene, exemplified by anthracene, with an ester of 2-cyanoacrylic acid to form the Diels-Alder adduct of the ester. The ester adduct is hydrolyzed to ultimately obtain either the Diels-Adler adduct of either 2-cyanoacrylic acid--alkali metal salt or 2-cyanoacryloyl halide. These latter intermediates are respectively reacted with either the dihalide or the diol to afford the bis-Diels-Alder adduct of the R substituted bis (2-cyanoacrylate) monomer. The protective diene group may then be removed, for example, by reaction with excess maleic anhydride and the resulting difunctional monomer isolated. The difunctional monomers thus prepared can be utilized as crosslinking agents in blends comprising one or more of these difunctional monomers and at least one monofunctional monomer, exemplified by an ester of 2-cyanoacrylic acid. Alternately, one or more difunctional monomers can be homopolymerized or copolymerized to a highly crosslinked polymer. The copolymerized compositions of the monomer blends are particularly useful as adhesives, especially in dental applications for coating or sealing enamel surfaces of teeth to allay decay, or for the bonding of brackets to teeth in orthodontics and bond being substantially more resistant to moisture than where the monofunctional monomer is used alone.
公式为##
STR1##的二官能单体,其中R是源自二醇或二卤化物(X-R-X)的有机连接基,其中X可以是
氯、
溴、
碘或羟基。通过反应共轭二
烯,例如
蒽,与
2-氰基丙烯酸酯的
酯形成Diels-Alder加合物来制备这些二官能单体。
酯加合物被
水解,最终获得
2-氰基丙烯酸-碱
金属盐或2-
氰基
丙烯酰卤的Diels-Adler加合物。分别用这些后继体与二卤化物或二醇反应,得到R取代的双Diels-Alder加合物的双(
2-氰基丙烯酸酯)单体。然后可以去除保护二
烯基团,例如通过与过量
马来酸酐反应,并分离得到所得的二官能单体。因此制备的二官能单体可以用作
交联剂,用于混合物,包括一个或多个这些二官能单体和至少一个单官能单体,例如
2-氰基丙烯酸酯。或者,可以将一个或多个二官能单体进行均聚或共聚形成高度交联的
聚合物。单体混合物的共聚物组合物特别适用于粘合剂,特别是在牙科应用中用于涂覆或密封牙釉质表面以减轻腐烂,或用于在正畸学中将托槽粘接到牙齿上,这种粘合剂对
水分的抵抗性比单官能单体单独使用时更强。