Patent ID: 8802222

Claim:
A (meth)acrylated natural oil which is the reaction product of an unsaturated natural oil with an unsaturated anhydride, and a hydroxyl functional (meth)acrylate comprising a secondary hydroxyl group, wherein the hydroxyl functional (meth)acrylate is a compound of formula (I) or (II) R—O—CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 —O—CO—CR′═CH 7 (formula I) R—CO—O—CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 —O—CO—CR′═CH 7 (formula II), wherein R′ is H or —CH 3 , and wherein R=an alkyl or aryl comprising from 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and wherein the (meth)acrylated natural oil is obtained by a process wherein, in a first step, the unsaturated natural oil is reacted with the unsaturated anhydride, followed by a subsequent step wherein the anhydride modified natural oil is reacted with the hydroxyl functional (meth)acrylate.