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NOW AVAILABLE to open NEW m a r k e t s . . . with NEW products MONOMERS — t h e b i g t h r e e — a r e t h e m o s t versatile organic c o m p o u n d s i n i n d u s t r y . Cross-linking m o n o m e r s w i t h other c o m p o u n d s — e v e n w i t h i n d u s t r i a l w a s t e s — i s creating n e w profit-ma "king p r o d u c t s a t record-breaking p a c e . N e w copolymer r e s i n s . . . upgrading ordinary *'bread-and-butter" p r o d u c t s . . . a n d n e w r o a d s for o r g a n i c s y n t h e s e s . . . t h e s e are three great fields for d e v e l o p m e n t w i t h m o n o m e r s . Example: ORGANIC SYNTHESES, M o n s a n t o s t y r e n e m o n o m e r c o n t a i n i n g a n aliphatic d o u b l e b o n d w i l l react w i t h a large n u m b e r o f o r g a n i c a n d inorganic c h e m i c a l s . S t y r e n e monomer, a m m o n i u m h y d r o x i d e a n d sulfur under c o n d i t i o n s o f t h e Willgerodt r e a c t i o n y i e l d p h e n y l a c e t i c acid — a simplified p r o d u c t i o n of a p e n i c i l l i n precursor. Example: RESIN INTERMEDIATE. S t y r e n e m o n o m e r a n d phenol react t o p r o d u c e p a r a - p h e n e t h y l p h e n o l . T h i s s t y r e n e derivative a n d fornaaldeiiyae polymerize t o g i v e a n oil-soluble phenolic resin s u i t a b l e f o r s p a r v a r n i s h . T h e resin has g o o d w e a t h e r i n g prope r t i e s a n d is r e s i s t a n t t o a c i d s a n d alkalis. V O L U M E
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