%0 Journal Article %T Synthesis and vinyl benzene copolymerization of novel trisubstituted ethylenes: 15. Halogen and methoxy ring-substituted isopropyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates %A Aless %A Christopher R. Savittieri %A David Ebner %A Gregory B. Kharas %A Kenneth L. Thomas %A Nita Shinde %A Paige M. Whelpley %A R %A Sara M. Rocus %A Sebastian Flieger %A William S. Schjerven %A i Groy %A ra Cimino %J Designed Monomers and Polymers %D 2020 %R https://doi.org/10.1080/15685551.2020.1782556 %X ABSTRACT Condensation of isopropyl cyanoacetate and substituted benzoic aldehydes resulted in formation of novel isopropyl esters of 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoic acid, RPhCH = C(CN)CO2CH(CH3)2 (where R is 2,3,4-trimethoxy, 2,4,5-trimethoxy, 2,4,6-trimethoxy, 3-bromo-4,5-dimethoxy, 5-bromo-2,3-dimethoxy, 5-bromo-2,4-dimethoxy, 6-bromo-3,4-dimethoxy, 2-bromo-3-hydroxy-4-methoxy, 4-bromo-2,6-difluoro, 2-chloro-3,4-dimethoxy, 3-chloro-4,5-dimethoxy, 5-chloro-2,3-dimethoxy, 2,3,6-trichloro, 3-chloro-2,6-difluoro, 2,3,4-trifluoro, 2,4,5-trifluoro, 2,4,6-trifluoro, 3,4,5-trifluoro, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro, 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoro). Copolymerization of the esters with vinyl benzene in solution with radical initiation (ABCN) at 70ˇăC led to formation copolymers. The products were characterized by CHN elemental analysis, IR, 1 H- and 13 C-NMR, GPC, DSC, and TGA %U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15685551.2020.1782556