vinylesteri
Vinyl esters, sometimes referred to by the term vinylesteri in non-English contexts, are a class of esters in which the vinyl group is bound to the ester oxygen, giving the general structure CH2=CH-O-CO-R. The best-known example is vinyl acetate (R = CH3). Other common vinyl esters include vinyl propionate, vinyl butyrate, and vinyl versatates. In polymer chemistry, these monomers polymerize by free-radical mechanisms to form poly(vinyl esters), which are used in adhesives, coatings, textiles, and packaging. The pendant ester group influences properties such as adhesion, flexibility, and hydrolytic stability, and copolymerization allows tuning of performance.
Vinyl esters are also employed as specialized resins known as vinyl ester resins, particularly in fiber-reinforced
Safety and handling: vinyl esters as monomers are generally volatile and flammable, and exposure can irritate