Patent ID: 7199272

Claim:
A method for the production of p-(2-hydroxyalkyloxy)styrene monomer comprising: a) providing in a single reaction vessel: i) an effective amount of a substrate having the general formula: wherein R 2 is H, an alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or phenyl; ii) an effective amount of an alcohol; iii) an effective amount of a base catalyst; and iv) an effective amount of an alkylene oxide for producing the monomer comprising a mole ratio of alkylene oxide to substrate of from about 1:1 to about 2:1; to form a reaction mixture; b) heating the reaction mixture of step (a) at a temperature of from about 45° C. to about 160° C. and under a pressure of from atmospheric pressure to about 1000 psi wherein p-(2-hydroxyalkyloxy)styrene monomer is produced; and c) optionally recovering the p-(2-hydroxyalkyloxy)styrene monomer.