Abstract: A process for preparing poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylic acid esters by reacting (meth)acrylic anhydride with a poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol carrying at least one OH group in the presence of abase having a solubility in the poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol of not more than 10 g/l at 90° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers as additives in mineral building materials. The novel polymers are obtainable by polymerizing alkoxylated derivatives of 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol with ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids or the anhydrides, esters or mixtures thereof and, if appropriate, with one or more further ethylenically unsaturated monomers C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol monoacrylic acid esters and monomethacrylic acid esters, and a process for the preparation of copolymers of such poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylic acid esters with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and the use of the polymers as a plasticizing additive in cement-containing preparations. The preparation of the poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol monoacrylic acid esters and monomethacrylic acid esters is effected by reacting acrylic anhydride or methacrylic anhydride ((meth)acrylic anhydride A below) with a poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol compound P carrying at least one OH group in the presence of a base, the base being selected from basic compounds which have a solubility in the poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol compound P of not more than 10 g/l at 90° C., and the molar ratio of (meth)acrylic anhydride A to compound P (molar ratio A:P) being in the range from 1:1 to 1.095:1, preferably in the range from 1.005:1 to 1.