A curable composition containing at least one of a haloalkyl ether (meth)acrylate or a haloalkenyl ether (meth)acrylate and, optionally, one or more different types of co-monomers is cured to provide a polymer having advantageous properties as a result of the incorporation of halogenated functionality derived from the haloalkyl/haloalkenyl ether (meth)acrylate monomer.

A method for producing esters of an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid are disclosed, the method includes reacting a three or four carbon beta-hydroxyalkanoate composition or mixtures thereof with a mono-alcohol under heating conditions to form a reaction product and distilling the reaction product to recover a composition containing at least fifty percent by weight of the ester of the alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid.

A method for producing esters of an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid are disclosed, the method includes reacting a three or four carbon beta-hydroxyalkanoate composition or mixtures thereof with a mono-alcohol under heating conditions to form a reaction product and distilling the reaction product to recover a composition containing at least fifty percent by weight of the ester of the alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid.

A method for synthesizing halogenated organic compounds, such as halogenated alkenyl group-containing and halogenated alkyl group-containing compounds having a heteroatom (e.g., O,N.S) coupled to a carbon atom of a halogenated alkenyl or halogenated alkyl group, involves reacting a halogenated olefin such as a chloro-substituted trifluoropropenyl compound with an active hydrogen-containing organic compound such as an alcohol (e.g., an aliphatic monoalcohol, aliphatic polyalcohol, or a phenolic compound), a primary amine, a secondary amine or a thiol.

A method for synthesizing halogenated organic compounds, such as halogenated alkenyl group-containing and halogenated alkyl group-containing compounds having a heteroatom (e.g., O,N.S) coupled to a carbon atom of a halogenated alkenyl or halogenated alkyl group, involves reacting a halogenated olefin such as a chloro-substituted trifluoropropenyl compound with an active hydrogen-containing organic compound such as an alcohol (e.g., an aliphatic monoalcohol, aliphatic polyalcohol, or a phenolic compound), a primary amine, a secondary amine or a thiol.

A method for synthesizing halogenated organic compounds, such as halogenated alkenyl group-containing and halogenated alkyl group-containing compounds having a heteroatom (e.g., O,N.S) coupled to a carbon atom of a halogenated alkenyl or halogenated alkyl group, involves reacting a halogenated olefin such as a chloro-substituted trifluoropropenyl compound with an active hydrogen-containing organic compound such as an alcohol (e.g., an aliphatic monoalcohol, aliphatic polyalcohol, or a phenolic compound), a primary amine, a secondary amine or a thiol.

Disclosed is a polymerizable compound having a structural formula as represented by the following formula I: ##STR00001##
The polymerizable compound disclosed in the present invention has a plurality of ring systems, and the entire molecular structure thereof is curved and twisted. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal medium comprising the polymerizable compound, the polymerizable compound provided by the present invention has an appropriate polymerization rate in the liquid crystal medium, and the liquid crystal medium can be well applied to a PS-(polymer stabilized)- or PSA-(polymer stabilized alignment)-type liquid crystal display device. Further disclosed is a liquid crystal display device prepared from the liquid crystal medium.

Disclosed is a polymerizable compound having a structural formula as represented by the following formula I: ##STR00001##
The polymerizable compound disclosed in the present invention has a plurality of ring systems, and the entire molecular structure thereof is curved and twisted. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal medium comprising the polymerizable compound, the polymerizable compound provided by the present invention has an appropriate polymerization rate in the liquid crystal medium, and the liquid crystal medium can be well applied to a PS-(polymer stabilized)- or PSA-(polymer stabilized alignment)-type liquid crystal display device. Further disclosed is a liquid crystal display device prepared from the liquid crystal medium.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a fluorinated methacrylate compound which can be used as a fluorine monomer for synthesizing a functional polymer having high oxygen permeability, water repellency and stain resistance. Specifically, the method can be carried out by a process of reacting an alcohol derivative and methacrylic acid anhydride in the presence of an imidazole-based base to obtain a fluorinated methacrylate. According to the preparation method of the present invention, since the reaction is carried out at room temperature and there is no process of removing the byproducts formed during the reaction, a high yield of fluorinated methacrylate can be obtained by a simple method within a short period of time.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a fluorinated methacrylate compound which can be used as a fluorine monomer for synthesizing a functional polymer having high oxygen permeability, water repellency and stain resistance. Specifically, the method can be carried out by a process of reacting an alcohol derivative and methacrylic acid anhydride in the presence of an imidazole-based base to obtain a fluorinated methacrylate. According to the preparation method of the present invention, since the reaction is carried out at room temperature and there is no process of removing the byproducts formed during the reaction, a high yield of fluorinated methacrylate can be obtained by a simple method within a short period of time.