Claims
- 1. A substantially homogeneous, random vinyl acetate copolymer comprising the following general structure: ##STR7## wherein R is hydrogen or methyl;
- R.sup.1 is hydrogen or methyl;
- R.sup.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.20 aryl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.30 alkylaryl;
- n is a number from 1-1,000; provided n is not 1 when R.sup.2 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl;
- y is 50-99.999 mole %; and
- z is 0.001-50 mole %.
- 2. The copolymer of claim 1 in which R is methyl.
- 3. The copolymer of claim 1 in which n is 3-100.
- 4. The copolymer of claim 1 in which n is 5-50.
- 5. The copolymer of claim 1 in which y is 75-99.995 mole % and z is 0.005-25 mole %.
- 6. The copolymer of claim 1 in which y is 85-99.995 mole % and z is 0.005-15 mole %.
- 7. The copolymer of claim 2 in which y is 75-99.995 mole % and z is 0.005-25 mole %.
- 8. The copolymer of claim 2 in which y is 85-99.995 mole % and z is 0.005-15 mole %.
- 9. The copolymer of claim 1 in which R.sup.2 is hydrogen.
- 10. A substantially homogeneous, random vinyl acetate copolymer consisting essentially of the following general formula ##STR8## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or methyl;
- R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 alkyl;
- n is a number from 3-100;
- y is 75-99.995 mole %; and
- z is 0.005-25 mole %.
- 11. The copolymer of claim 10 in which R.sup.2 is a C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 alkyl group.
- 12. The copolymer of claim 10 in which R.sup.1 is hydrogen.
- 13. The copolymer of claim 10 in which R.sup.2 is hydrogen.
- 14. The copolymer of claim 10 in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are hydrogen.
- 15. The copolymer of claim 10 in which y is 85-99.995 mole % and z is 0.005-15 mole %.
- 16. The copolymer of claim 10 in which n is 5-50.
- 17. A substantially homogeneous, random vinyl acetate copolymer consisting essentially of the following general formula ##STR9## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or methyl;
- R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 alkyl group;
- n is a number from 5-50;
- y is 85-99.995 mole %; and
- z is 0.005-15 mole %.
- 18. The copolymer of claim 17 in which R.sup.1 is hydrogen.
- 19. The copolymer of claim 17 in which R.sup.2 is hydrogen.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part application of Application Ser. No. 06/727,638 filed Apr. 26 1985 now U.S. Pat. 4,618,648 entitled "Copolymers of Vinyl Alcohol and Poly(alkyleneoxy) Acrylates".
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