Patent ID: 6835792
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: C07C,C07F,C08F,C08K

Abstract:
A method for providing organic/inorganic hybrid materials comprising:A) hydrolyzing a metal aliphatic acryl alkoxide of the formula: M[â€”OR1â€”Oâ€”COâ€”C(R2)&boxH;CR3R4]n wherein:M is a metal element or mixture of metal elements, R1 is an alkyl group, R2, R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl, and n is a number in the range of from 1 to 12, to form in situ a nanosized oxide of the metal(s), M, uniformly dispersed in a matrix comprising an acrylate monomer of the formula: HOâ€”R1â€”Oâ€”COâ€”C(R2)&boxH;CR3R4 wherein: R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined above; andB) curing the product of step A) in the presence of a free radical polymerization initiator.