Abstract: Thiocyanoalkyl esters of hydroxy-substituted (meth)acrylic acids are prepared by a process which includes the step of reacting an acrylic compound with an aldehyde of the formula CHOHR' wherein R' is a straight-chain or branched alkyl optionally substituted by hydroxyl, alkoxy or ester substitutents; straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkenyl; aryl radicals, optionally substituted by halogen, nitro or alkoxy, unsaturated heterocyclic radicals; alkylaryl; or arylalkyl radicals.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an acrylic or methacrylic compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or methyl and n is an integer ranging from 2 to 20 inclusive, comprising reacting a halogeno-n-alkyl acrylate or methacrylate of the formula: ##STR2## in which n is as defined above and X is a halogen atom, with a thiocyanate salt in an organic solvent and in the presence of an effective phase-transferring amount of at least one phase-transfer agent.

Abstract: Monomers of the formulae: ##STR1## and ##STR2## as well as polymers and copolymers thereof wherein n=2-20; R=H, CH.sub.3 or CHOHR' where R'=straight-chain or branched alkyl, optionally substituted by hydroxyl, alkoxy or ester substituents, straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkenyl, aryl, optionally substituted by halogenated, nitro or alkoxy substituents, unsaturated heterocycle, alkylaryl and arylalkyl, R=CH.sub.3 in formula (I) in the case of monomers and homopolymers wherein n=2 and in the case of monomers wherein n=4.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of the acrylates chosen from those of formula ##STR1## those of formula ##STR2## and those of the formula ##STR3## useful in the production of new polymers and copolymers.

Abstract: Monomers of the formulae: ##STR1## as well as polymers and copolymers thereof wherein n=2-20; R=H, CH.sub.3 or CHOHR' where R'=straight-chain or branched alkyl, optionally substituted by hydroxyl, alkoxy or ester substituents, straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkenyl, aryl, optionally substituted by halogenated, nitro or alkoxy substituents, unsaturated heterocycle, alkylaryl and arylalkyl, R=CH.sub.3 in formula (I) in the case of monomers and homopolymers wherein n=2 and in the case of monomers wherein n=4.

Abstract: Monomers of the formulae: ##STR1## as well as polymers and copolymers thereof wherein n=2-20; R=H, CH.sub.3 or CHOHR' where R'=straight-chain or branched alkyl, optionally substituted by hydroxyl, alkoxy or ester substituents, straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkenyl, aryl, optionally substituted by halogenated, nitro or alkoxy substituents, unsaturated heterocycle, alkylaryl and arylalkyl, R=CH.sub.3 in formula (I) in the case of monomers and homopolymers wherein n=2 and in the case of monomers wherein n=4.

Abstract: Acrylates of the formula ##STR1## in which: R is a radical chosen from alkyl radicals containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl radicals containing from 5 to 12 carbon atoms, and aryl, arylalkyl and alkylaryl radicals,Z is a hydrocarbon radical containing at least two carbon atoms forming with the oxygen and the two adjacent carbons a ring containing from 4 to 8 members.

Abstract: These acrylates are those of formulae: ##STR1## where R=C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl or alkylaryl; Y=C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 aryl, heterocyclic radical whose ring contains from 5 to 10 members and whose heteroatom is chosen from N, O and S, an alkylaryl in which the alkyl part contains from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, Y not being able to denote 1,4-phenylene when R denotes methyl; and Z=hydrocarbon radical containing at least 2 C forming with O and the 2 adjacent Cs a ring containing from 4 to 8 members.To prepare them, an acrylate of formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--COOR is reacted with a dialdehyde OHC--Y--CHO in the presence of an effective quantity of at least one functionalisation catalyst.The invention also relates to the preparation of new polymers and copolymers from the said acrylates.