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The synthesis of methy1-2-(methacroyloxy)ethyl terephthalate is described. This monomer is an electron acceptor which quenches the fluorescence of excited donor molecules and serves as a free radically polymerisable model for dimethyl terephthalate.
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Keyanpour-Rad, M., Ledwith, A. The synthesis and polymerisability of methyl-2-(methacroyloxy)ethyl terephthalate. A useful free radically-polymerisable model for dimethylterephthalate. Polymer Bulletin 1, 337–340 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01045421
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01045421