Regioselective ester cleavage during the preparation of bisphosphonate methacrylate monomers

• Kamel Chougrani,
• Gilles Niel,
• Bernard Boutevin and
• Ghislain David

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 364–368, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.46

• ester function without affecting the methacrylate ester. Keywords: bifunctional monomer; phosphonic acid; regioselective ester cleavage; Introduction The potential applications for polymer products containing phosphorus are numerous; dental adhesives, ion-exchange resins and adhesion promotors are