Journal of Dental Research, Vol 57, 500-505, Copyright © 1978 by International & American Associations for Dental Research Online Journals
Aldehyde methacrylates derived from hydroxybenzaldehydes
J. M. Antonucci
Three crystalline aldehyde methacrylates with low melting points were
synthesized from the readily available, isomeric hydroxybenzaldehydes and
2-bromoethyl methacrylate. These monomers can be purified by
recrystallization and liquified by admixture in various proportions to
obtain polymerizable liquids having workable viscosities at room
temperature. These monomers may be used alone or as blends with other
methacrylates since they are miscible and copolymerizable with the usual
dental monomers. Also, they should be studied with other functional
methacrylates designed to promote adhesion via the mineral phase to
determine if this synergistic approach can improve the adhesion of dental
resins to dentin. These aldehyde methacrylates, their mixtures, polymers
and copolymers merit evaluation as adhesion-promoting agents for
proteinaceous substrates such as bone and dentin.
