Influence of Secondary Functionalities on the Reaction Behavior of Monovinyl (Meth)Acrylates

It was observed that the incorporation of secondary functionalities in a (meth)acrylic monomer causes up to 3 orders of magnitude enhancement in the Michael addition reaction rates for amine-catalyzed Michael addition with thiols. Further, a distinct correlation between reactivity to photopolymerization and Michael addition reaction rates has been observed.