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Vinyl ester

Vinyl ester refers to esters formally derived from vinyl alcohol. Commercially important examples of these monomers are vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, and vinyl laurate. Vinyl acetate is a common name for Ethenyl ethanoate.

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Vinyl ester refers to esters formally derived from vinyl alcohol. Commercially important examples of these monomers are vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, and vinyl laurate.1 Vinyl acetate is a common name for Ethenyl ethanoate.

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  1. G. Roscher (2007). "Vinyl Esters". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a27_419. ISBN 978-3527306732.