Monomers

Dipropylene glycol is a mixture of three isomeric chemical compounds, 4-oxa-2,6-heptandiol, 2-(2-hydroxy-propoxy)-propan-1-ol, and 2-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethoxy)-propan-1-ol.

Itaconic acid, or methylenesuccinic acid, is an organic compound.

Methacrylic acid, abbreviated MAA, is an organic compound.

Tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) is a chemical compound with the formula C2F4.

Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H3(NCO)2.

Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, most often abbreviated as MDI, is an aromatic diisocyanate.

1,3-Butadiene is a simple conjugated diene with the formula C4H6.

Ethylene (IUPAC name: ethene) is a hydrocarbon which has the formula C2H4 or H2C=CH2.

Ethylene oxide, properly called oxirane by IUPAC, is the organic compound with the formula C2H4O.

Methyl isocyanate (MIC) is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH3NCO.

Propene, also known as propylene or methyl ethylene, is an unsaturated organic compound having the chemical formula C3H6.

Styrene, also known as ethenylbenzene, vinylbenzene, and phenylethene, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5CH=CH2.

Acrylic acid (IUPAC: prop-2-enoic acid) is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCOOH.

Caprolactam (CPL) is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)5C(O)NH.

Chloroprene is the common name for the organic compound 2-chlorobuta-1,3-diene, which has the formula CH2=CCl−CH=CH2.

Isophthalic acid is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(CO2H)2.

Isoprene, or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, is a common organic compound with the formula CH2=C(CH3)-CH=CH2.

Methyl methacrylate (MMA) is an organic compound with the formula CH2=C(CH3)COOCH3.

Terephthalic acid (a portmanteau of the turpentine-producing tree terebinthus, and phthalic acid) is the organic compound with formula C6H4(CO2H)2.

Vinyl acetate is an organic compound with the formula CH3CO2CHCH2.

Vinyl alcohol, also called ethenol (IUPAC name), is an alcohol.

Vinyl chloride is an organochloride with the formula H2C=CHCl that is also called vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) or chloroethene.

Butene, also known as butylene, is an alkene with the formula C4H8.

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, also known as p-hydroxybenzoic acid (PHBA), is a monohydroxybenzoic acid, a phenolic derivative of benzoic acid.

Hexamethylenediamine is the organic compound with the formula H2N(CH2)6NH2.

Acrylonitrile is an organic compound with the formula CH2CHCN.

Adipic acid is the organic compound with the formula (CH2)4(COOH)2.

Cyanoacrylates are a family of strong fast-acting adhesives with industrial, medical, and household uses.

p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(NH2)2.

α-Methylstyrene (AMS) is a chemical intermediate used in the manufacture of plasticizers, resins and polymers.

δ-Valerolactone is a lactone used as a chemical intermediate in processes such as the production of polyesters.

Divinylbenzene (DVB) consists of a benzene ring bonded to two vinyl groups.

Hydroxyethylmethacrylate or HEMA is the monomer that is used to make the polymer polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate.

4-Methyl-1-pentene is used as a monomer for olefin polymerisation.

Butyl acrylate is a chemical used in manufacturing.

Cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) is a mixture of isomeric organic compounds with formula C6H10(CH2OH)2.

Dicyclopentadiene, abbreviated DCPD, is a chemical compound with formula C10H12.

Ethyl acrylate is an organic compound with the formula CH2CHCO2CH2CH3.

Ethyl cyanoacrylate (ECA), a cyanoacrylate ester, is an ethyl ester of 2-cyano-2-propenoic acid.

Lactide is the cyclic di-ester of lactic acid, i.

Neopentyl glycol (IUPAC name: 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diol) is an organic chemical compound.

ε-Caprolactone or simply caprolactone is a cyclic ester, a member of the lactone family, with a seven-membered ring with the formula (CH2)5CO2.

Lactic acid O-carboxyanhydride (lac-OCA) is an organic compound.

3,4-Dimethoxystyrene (vinylveratrole) is an aromatic organic compound.

2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS) is a reactive, hydrophilic, sulfonic acid acrylic monomer used to alter the chemical properties of wide variety of anionic polymers.

Ioxitalamic acid (also known under the brand name Telebrix) is a monomer molecule used as a contrast medium.

1,2,4-Butanetriol is a clear or slightly yellow, odorless, hygroscopic, flammable, viscous liquid.

Acryloyl chloride, also known as 2-propenoyl chloride or acrylic acid chloride, is a clear, light yellow, flammable liquid with an acrid smell.

Methacrylonitrile is a chemical compound that is an unsaturated aliphatic nitrile, widely used in the preparation of homopolymers, copolymers, elastomers, and plastics and as a chemical intermediate in the preparation of acids, amides, amines, esters, and other nitriles.

Trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA) is a trifunctional monomer used in the manufacture of plastics, adhesives, acrylic glue, anaerobic sealants, and ink.

4-Vinylbenzyl chloride is an organic compound with the formula ClCH2C6H4CH=CH2.

4-Vinyltoluene is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H4CH=CH2.

2-Vinylpyridine is an organic compound with the formula CH2CHC5H4N.

Cyclobutene is a cycloalkene.

Cyclopentene is a chemical compound with the formula C5H8.

Adipoyl chloride (or adipoyl dichloride) is a di-acyl chloride, with formula C6H8Cl2O2.

Diphenyl carbonate is an acyclic carbonate ester.

Sebacoyl chloride (or sebacoyl dichloride) is a di-acyl chloride, with formula C10H16Cl2O2.

Vinylsulfonic acid is an organosulfur compound.

4-Vinylcyclohexene dioxide (VCD) is an organic compound that contains two epoxide functional groups.

Vinyl ether, also known as divinyl ether, divinyl oxide, Vinethene (pharmaceutical trade name) and ethenoxyethene (IUPAC), is a clear, nearly colorless, volatile liquid which was briefly used as an inhalation anesthetic.

Vinylsilane, also called vinyl silane or ethenyl silane, is an organic chemical with chemical formula C2H6Si or CH2=CH–SiH3.

Norbornene or norbornylene or norcamphene is a bridged cyclic hydrocarbon.

2,4-Diaminotoluene is an organic compound with the formula C6H3(NH2)2CH3.

1,8-Octanediol, also known as octamethylene glycol, is a diol with the molecular formula HO(CH2)8OH.

Ethylene glycol dimethylacrylate (EGDMA) is a diester formed by condensation of two equivalents of methacrylic acid and one equivalent of ethylene glycol.

N-Vinylcarbazole is an organic compound used as a monomer in the production of poly(vinylcarbazole), a conductive polymer, in which conductivity is photon-dependent.

2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (CBDO) is an aliphatic diol.

Isobutyl cyanoacrylate is an isomer of butyl cyanoacrylate.

Methyl cyanoacrylate (MCA) is an organic compound that contains several functional groups, a methyl ester, a nitrile, and an alkene.

N,N'-Methylenebisacrylamide (MBAm or MBAA) is a cross-linking agent used during the formation of polymers such as polyacrylamide.

Glycoluril is an organic chemical composed of two cyclic urea groups joined across the same two-carbon chain.

2,5-Diaminotoluene is an organic compound with the formula C6H3(NH2)2CH3.

N-Vinylacetamide (NVA) is a non-ionic monomer.

2-Octyl cyanoacrylate is an cyanoacrylate ester used in medical adhesives (under the brand name Dermabond).

n-Butyl cyanoacrylate (n-BCA, NBCA), a cyanoacrylate ester, is a butyl ester of 2-cyano-2-propenoic acid.

Octyl cyanoacrylate (OCA), a cyanoacrylate ester, is an octyl ester of 2-cyano-2-propenoic acid.

BPDA or biphenyl-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride is a monomer used in the production of some polyimides.

Cyclohexanone oxime is an organic compound containing the functional group oxime.

Methacrolein, or methacrylaldehyde, is an unsaturated aldehyde.

Methacrylamide is an industrial chemical used in the production of polymers and copolymers.

Dimethyldiethoxysilane, sometimes abbreviated DMDEOS or DMDES, is an organosilicon compound.

Cycloheptene is a 7-membered cycloalkene with a flash point of -6.

Glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) is an ester of methacrylic acid and a common monomer used in the creation of epoxy resins.

Terephthaloyl chloride (TCL, 1,4-benzenedicarbonyl chloride) is the acid chloride of terephthalic acid and is one of two monomers used to make Kevlar(R), the other being p-phenylenediamine.

Methyl 2-chloroacrylate is a colorless liquid used in manufacture of acrylic high polymer similar to polymethylmethacrylate.

N-(2-Hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide or HPMA is the monomer used to make the polymer poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide).

Acrylophenone is an organic compound with the formula C9H8O.

Methyl 2-fluoroacrylate (MFA) is a chemical compound classified as an acrylate ester.