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Title:
FILM-FORMING POLYMER AND ANTIFOULING PAINT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/080747
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Water insoluble, water erodible, film forming polymer for antifouling paint, which includes repeating units corresponding to the monomers A and B : A) 2-95 mole % of monomers of formula (I), wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4, X is H or CH3, Y is H or an optionally esterified COOH group, R1 is Ph(R2)m, -C(O)R3 or -Si(R4)3, m is an integer from 1 to 3, R2, which are the same or different, are selected from -C(O)H, C(O)R5, COOR6, CH2COOR7, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkanoyl, halogen, nitro, OH and OR8, R3 is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heterocyclyl, R4, which are the same or different, are selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl, C5-20 aryl, C1-20 alkoxy and C5-20 aryloxy, and R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl and C5-20 aryl; and B) 5-98 mole % of other vinyl polymerisable monomers.

Inventors:
BOERVE ANITA (NO)
DAHLING MARIT (NO)
JOHANSEN KRISTIN (NO)
Application Number:
PCT/NO2003/000095
Publication Date:
October 02, 2003
Filing Date:
March 20, 2003
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Assignee:
JOTUN AS (NO)
BOERVE ANITA (NO)
DAHLING MARIT (NO)
JOHANSEN KRISTIN (NO)
International Classes:
C09D5/14; C07C69/54; C07C69/67; C07F7/18; C08F220/14; C08F220/26; C08F220/28; C08F222/20; C09D5/16; C09D133/00; C09D135/00; C09D143/04; C08L33/00; C08L43/00; (IPC1-7): C09D5/16; C09D133/06; C08F20/10
Domestic Patent References:
WO1996041842A11996-12-27
WO2003027124A12003-04-03
Foreign References:
EP0775733A11997-05-28
EP1016681A22000-07-05
EP1310530A12003-05-14
EP1238980A12002-09-11
EP1295888A12003-03-26
Other References:
DATABASE WPI Week 198842, Derwent World Patents Index; Class A14, AN 1988-296030, XP002148444
"Group-transfer alternating copolymerization of 2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinane with trimethylsilyl 3-(acryloyloxy) propionate", MACROMOLECULES, vol. 24, 1991, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, pages 4475 - 4478, XP002966572
DATABASE WPI Week 199632, Derwent World Patents Index; Class A14, AN 1989-209999, XP002966573
DATABASE WPI Week 198338, Derwent World Patents Index; Class A14, AN 1983-767142, XP002966574
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Bryn, Aarflot AS. (Oslo, NO)
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Claims:
Patent claims
1. Water insoluble, water erodable, film forming polymer which includes repeating units corresponding to the monomers A and B: A) monomers of the formula wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4, X is H or CH3, Y is H or an optionally esterified COOH group, R'is Ph (R2) m,C (Q) R3 orSi (R4) 3, m is an integer from 1 to 3, R2, which are the same or different, are selected fromC (O) H, C (O) R5, COOR6, CH2COOR7, C14alkyl, C14alkanoyl, halogen, nitro, OH and OR8, R3 is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heterocyclyl, R4, which are the same or different, are selected from substituted or unsubstituted C120 alkyl, C520 aryl, C120 alkoxy and C520 aryloxy, and R5, R6, R7 and R3 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted CI2o alkyl and &num 520 aryl ; and B) other vinyl polymerisable monomers.
2. Polymer according to claim 1 wherein units of monomers A are present in an amount of 295 mole%, and units of monomer B are present in an amount of 598 mole%.
3. Polymer according to claim 1 wherein units of monomers A are present in an amount of 580 mole%, and units of monomer B are present in an amount of 2095 mole%.
4. Polymer according to claim 1 wherein units of monomers A are present in an amount of 1070 mole%, and units of monomer B are present in an amount of 3090 mole%.
5. Polymer according to any of claims 14 wherein R'is Si (R4) 3.
6. Polymer according to claim 5 wherein the R4 groups are the same or different and are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C112alkyl, C512 aryl, C112alkoxy and C512aryloxy.
7. Polymer according to claim 6 wherein the R4 groups are the same or different and are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted Ci. alkyl, C58 aryl, C18 alkoxy and C58 aryloxy.
8. Polymer according to claim 5 wherein R4 on the triorganosilyl group, Si (R4) 3, is selected from the group consisting of trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, trin propylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl, trinbutylsilyl, tritertbutylsilyl, triisobutylsilyl, trin pentylsilyl, trinhexylsilyl, triphenylsilyl, tribenzylsilyl, ethyidimethylsilyl, n butyldimethylsilyl, diisopropylnbutylsilyl, dicyclohexylphenylsilyl, t butyidiphenylsilyl, tbutyidimethylsilyl, dimethylphenylsilyl, biphenyldimethylsilyl,. biphenyidiisopropylsilyl, diphenylmethylsilyl, dimethylhexylsilyl.
9. Polymer according to any of claims 14 wherein R1 is Ph (R2) m.
10. Polymer according to claim 9, wherein R2 is selected from COOR5, CH2COOR6 and oR7.
11. Polymer according to claim 10, wherein R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from unsubstituted or substituted C112 alkyl and C512 aryl.
12. Polymer according to claim 11, wherein R5, R6, R7 7 and R8 are independently selected from unsubstituted or substituted Ci. alkyl and C512 aryl.
13. Polymer according to any of claims 11 and 12, wherein R5, R6, R7 and/or R8 are substituted with halogen.
14. Polymer according to claim 9, wherein the R2 groups are the same or different and are independently selected from formyl, C14 alkoxy and halogen.
15. Polymer according to claim 14, wherein the R2 groups are the same or different and are independently selected from formyl, methoxy and bromo.
16. Polymer according to any of claims 14, wherein R'isC (O) R3.
17. Polymer according to claim 16, wherein R3 is phenyl or C16 alkyl, which may be substituted with phenoxy or phenyl, wherein said phenyl, alkyland phenoxy group may be substituted with halogen, C14 alkoxy, C46 cycloalkyl or C14 alkanoyloxy.
18. Polymer according to claim 17, wherein the R3 group is phenyl, benzyl, tertbutyl or tertamyl.
19. Monomers of the formula wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4, X is H or CH3, Y is H or an optionally esterified COOH group, R1 is Ph (R2) m,C (O) R3 orSi (R4) 3, m is an integer from 1 to 3, R2, which are the same or different, are selected fromC (O) H, C (O) R5, COOR6, CH2COOR7, Ci. alkyl, C14 alkanoyl, halogen, nitro, OH and OR, R3 is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heterocyclyl, R4, which are the same or different, are selected from substituted or unsubstituted C120 alkyl, C520 aryl, C120 alkoxy and C520 aryloxy, and R5, R6, C7 and R8 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted CI20 alkyl and C520 aryl.
20. Monomer according to claim 19, wherein R1 isSi (R4) 3, in which R4 is as defined in any of claims 68.
21. Monomer according to claim 19, wherein R1 is Ph (R2) m, in which R4 is as defined in any of claims 1015.
22. Monomer according to claim 19, wherein R1 is C(O)R3, in which R3 is as defined in any of claims 17 and 18.
23. Process for preparing polymers by homopolymerisation or copolymerisation of polymerisable monomers, characterised by polymerisation of a mixture of A) 295 mole% of one or more monomers of the formula wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4, X is H or CH3, Y is H or an optionally esterified COOH group, R1 is Ph (R2) m,C (O) R3 orSi (R4) 3, m is an integer from 1 to 3, R2, which are the same or different, are selected fromC (O) H, C (O) R5, COOR6, CH2COOR7, C14 alkyl, C14 alkanoyl, halogen, nitro, OH and OR, R3 is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heterocyclyl, R4, which are the same or different, are selected from substituted or unsubstituted C120 alkyl, C520 aryl, C120 alkoxy and C520 aryloxy, and R5, R6, R7and R8 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C120 alkyl and C520 aryl ; and B) 598 mole% of other vinylpolymerisable monomers. in the presence of radicalor ionforming initiators and inert solvents.
24. Process for preparing polymers by homopolymerisation or copolymerisation of polymerisable monomers, characterised by polymerisation of a mixture of C) 295 mole% of one or more monomers of the formula and D) 598 mole% of other vinyl polymerisable monomers, in the presence of radical or ionforming initiators and inert solvents, and then, in a polymer analogous reaction, reacting the obtained copolymers with one or more compounds of the general formula R1Z2 III wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4, X is H or CH3, Y is H or an optionally esterified COOH group, Z1 is Cl or OH, Z2 are groups which are reactive with z1, such as OH or Cl, R1 is Ph (R2)m, C(O)R3 or Si(R4)3, m is an integer from 1 to 3, R2, which are the same or different, are selected fromC (O) H, C (O) R5, COOR6, CH2COOR, C14alkyl, C14alkanoyl, halogen, nitro, OH and OR, R3 is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heterocyclyl, R4, which are the same or different, are selected from substituted or unsubstituted C120 alkyl, C520 aryl, C120 alkoxy and C520 aryloxy, and R5, R6, R7 and R3 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C120 alkyl and C520 aryl.
25. Process for the preparation of polymers for the preparation of polymers by homopolymerisation or copolymerisation of polymerisable monomers, characterised by polymerisation of a mixture of E) 295 mole% of one or more monomers of the formula and F) 598 mole% of other vinyl polymerisable monomers, in the presence of radicalor ionforming initiators, and in a polymeranalogous reaction, reacting the obtained copolymers with one or more compounds of the general formula wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4, X is H or CH3, Y is H or an optionally esterified COOH group, Z1 is Cl or OH, Z2 are groups which are reactive with z1, such as OH or Cl, R'is Ph (R2) m,C (O) R3 orSI (R4) 3, m is an integer from 1 to 3, R2, which are the same or different, are selected fromC (O) H, C (O) R5, COOR6, CH2COOR, C14 alkyl, C14 alkanol, halogen, nitro, OH and OR8, R3 is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heterocyclyl, R4, which are the same or different, are selected from substituted or unsubstituted Cul20 alkyl, Cs 20 aryl, C120 alkoxy and C520 aryloxy, and R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C120 alkyl and C520 aryl.
26. Antifouling paint containing a polymer according to any of claims 118, and in addition a biocide and optionally other components that are suitable in a marine paint.
27. The use of a polymer according to any of claims 118 as a component in a marine paint to obtain a coating having selfpolishing properties in water.
28. The use of monomers of the general formula wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4, X is H or CH3, Y is H or an optionally esterified COOH group, R1 is Ph (R2)m, C(O)R3 or Si(R4) 3, m is an integer from 1 to 3, R2, which are the same or different, are selected fromC (O) H, C (O) R5, COOR, CH2COOR7, C14 alkyl, C14 alkanol, halogen, nitro, OH and OR, R3 is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heterocyclyl, R4, which are the same or different, are selected from substituted or unsubstituted CI20 alkyl, C520 aryl, C120 alkoxy and C520 aryloxy, and R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted CI20 alkyl and C520 aryl ; for the preparation of polymers for antifouling paint.
29. Marine construction provided with a selfpolishing antifouling coating of the paint according to claim 26.
Description:
Film-forming polymer and antifouling paint Surfaces that are submerged in seawater are subjected to fouling by marine organisms such as green algae, brown algae, barnacles, mussel, tube worms and the like. On marine constructions such as vessels, oil platforms, buoys etc. this fouling may result in increased load and accelerated corrosion. On vessels the fouling will result in reduced manoeuvrability and will also increase the friction which will cause a reduction of the speed and increased fuel consumption.

To prevent attachment and growth of such marine organisms coatings known as antifouling paints are used. These paints usually consist of a film- forming binder with or without biological activity, together with different components such as pigments, fillers, solvents and biologically active substances.

Of the antifouling types of paint that have been used in the recent years, self-polishing antifouling paints containing organotin polymers have been extensively used. This type of paint has e. g. been described in GB1457590 and GB2152947. The success with the self-polishing triorganotin-containing paints is due to the fact that the organotin polymer on the paint surface hydrolyses in seawater to release triorganotin compounds which are very effective biologically active compounds. The remaining polymer on the surface becomes hydrophilic and thereby erodable so that it becomes self-polishing. This self-polishing effect provides controlled release of the biologically active compound and contributes to provide a smooth surface, which results in reduced friction between vessel (marine construction) and water.

In the recent years focus has been put on the environmental effects connected with the use of triorganotin compounds. It has been found that the organotin compounds that are released during the hydrolysis, in particular tributyltin, are slowly degraded, and this will result in an accumulation in the sediments in localise areas. In addition it has been found that some organisms have an extreme sensitivity to these compounds, and this has resulted in several non-lethal effects such as imposex in the snail Nucella lapillus and increased thickness of oyster shell such as e. g. with Crassostrea gigas.

In view of this increased restrictions have been imposed on the use of these biocidal products, and they will shortly be completely excluded. The

International Maritime Organisation, IMO, leads this process, and a total ban against the use of these paints has been planned to enter into force from 1 January 2003.

As a consequence of this several tin-free antifouling systems have been developed and introduced. These paints have e. g. been described in W08402915, EP646630, EP802243, W09606870 which describe self-polishing antifouling paints where organosilyl groups or organic acids attached to metal atoms have been incorporated in the polymer used instead of incorporating organotin groups. A characteristic feature for these self-polishing tin-free antifouling systems is that they also consist of polymers having hydrolysable groups securing the controlled dissolution of the polymers and thereby the release of antifouling compounds.

In our W09641841 and W09641842 we have described polymers of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid esters, that hydrolyse in contact with seawater and thereby provide a selfpolishing system. However, experience has shown that these systems often do not exhibit the desired hydrolysis rate necessary to obtain sufficient polishing and antifouling effect. Monomers that are very similar to the monomers according to the above WO 9641842, are used in EP 0841380 A1 together with tin-containing monomers to prepare polymers for use as binder in marine paint. Our further work has shown that certain modifications in the acrylic acid or methacrylic acid structure will provide polymer systems having a rapid hydrolysis and thereby improved selfpolishing properties.

W09641842 and EP 0841380 A1 describe generally monomers having a certain similarity with the monomers used according to the present invention, but the monomers described specifically in said two applications are considerably different from the essential monomers used according to the present invention. In addition EP 0841380 A1, as mentioned above, relates to tin-containing polymers, while the polymers according to the present invention are tin-free.

Accordingly, the present invention relates to tin-free, hydrolysable polymers for use in antifouling coatings, and a process for the preparation of tin- free, polymerisable monomers which may be used for the preparation of binder systems for antifouling coatings to protect surfaces under water against the growth of marine organisms, the use of the polymers and the monomers, the

preparation of the polymers and paint containing these, and constructions provided with antifouling coatings.

The present invention relates to a polymer for use in a paint forming an antifouling coating, and it is characterised in that it comprises units corresponding to the following monomers A and B: A) one or more monomers of the general formula I wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4, X is H or CH3, Y is H or an optionally esterified COOH group, R1 is Ph (R2) m,-C (o) R3 or-Si (R4) 3, m is an integer from 1 to 3, R2, which are the same or different, are selected from-C (O) H, C (O) R5, COOR6, CH2COOR', C_4 alkyl, C1_4 alkanoyl, halogen, nitro, OH and OR, R3 is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heterocyclyl, R4, which are the same or different, are selected from substituted or unsubstituted C120 alkyl, C520 aryl, C120 alkoxy and C520 aryloxy, and R5, R6, R'and R8 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C120 alkyl and C520 aryl ; and B) other vinyl polymerisable monomers.

The amount of A-units/A-monomers is normally 2-95 mole%, preferably 5- 80 mole%, in particular 10-70 mole%. The amount of B-units/B-monomers is normally 5-98 mole%, preferably 20-95 mole%, in particular 30-90 mole%.

The extended alkyl chain illustrated by- (CH2) n- in formula 1, contributes to the fact that the hydrolysable group becomes more readily accessible for

hydrolysis. The alkyl chain also contributes to an internal flexibilisation of the polymer.

Another purpose of the invention is a process for the preparation of binders for use in antifouling paints, by polymerisation of polymerisable monomers, in which the process is characterised in that the polymerisable monomers that are polymerised, consist of one or more of component A and one or more of component B.

Another purpose of the invention is a variation of the process for preparing binders for antifouling paints, in which polymerisable monomers in the form of mixtures of C) 2 to 95 mole% of one or more compounds of the general formula 11 and D) 5-98 mole% of other vinyl polymerisable monomers, are polymerised in step I in the presence of radical or ion-forming initiators, and in step 11, in a polymer analogous reaction, the obtained copolymers are reacted with one or more compounds of the general formula ill R1 - Z2 III where n is an integer from 1 to 4, X is H or CH3, Y is H or an optionally esterified COOH group, Z1 is Cl or OH Z2 is groups that are reactive with z1, such as OH or Cl,

R1 is Ph (R2) m, -C (O) R3 or-Si (R4) 3, m is an integer from 1 to 3, R2, that are the same or different, are selected from-C (O) H, C (O) R5, COOR6, CH2COOR7, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkanoyl, halogen, nitro, OH and OR8, R3 is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl and heterocyclyf, R4, which are the same or different, are selected from substituted or unsubstituted C120 alkyl, C5-20 aryl, C120 alkoxy and C5-20 aryloxy, and R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl and C520 aryl.

Another purpose of the invention is a variation of the process for the preparation of binders for antifouling paints, in which polymerisable monomers in the form of mixtures of E) 2 to 95 mole% of one or more compounds of the general formula IV and F) 5-98 mole-% of other vinyl polymerisable monomers, are polymerised in step I in the presence of radical-forming initiators, and in step II in a polymer analogous reaction, the obtained copolymers are reacted with one or more compounds of the general formula V

wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4, X is H or CH3, Y is H or an optionally esterified COOH group, Z1 is Cl or OH Z2 is groups that are reactive with z1, such as OH or Cl R1 is Ph (R2) m,-C (O) R3 or-Si (R4) 3, m is an integer from 1 to 3, R2, that are the same or different, are selected from-C (O) H, C (O) R5, COOR6, CH2COOR, C1-4 alkyl, C14 alkanoyl, halogen, nitro, OH and OR, R3 is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl and heterocyclyl, R4, that are the same or different, are selected from substituted or usubstituted Ci-so alkyl, C520 aryl, C120 alkoxy and C5-20 aryloxy, and R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl and C5-20 aryl.

The alkyl-and alkoxy groups mentioned above are preferably C1-12, particularly CI-8, and the aryl-and aryloxy groups are preferably C5-12, in particular C5-8.

Examples of monomers which may be used as component A for the preparation of binders for antifouling coatings containing phenyl ester groups defined by the structure I include : formyl substituted phenyl esters of carboxymethyl acrylate and carboxymethyl methacrylate such as 3-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 6-fluoro-2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-6-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 6- <BR> <BR> <BR> ethoxy-2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-6-<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2- methylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 3-chloro-4-

formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4, 6-dibromo-2-formyl-phenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,5- dimethyl-4-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate and 4-acetyl-2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate ; formyl substituted phenyl esters of carboxyethyl acrylate and carboxyethyl methacrylate such as 3-formylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- formylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 6-fluoro-2- formylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-6-methoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 6- ethoxy-2-formylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-6- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2- methylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 3-chloro-4- formylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4, 6-dibromo-2-formyl-phenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,5- dimethyl-4-formylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate and 4-acetyl-2- formylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate ; formyl substituted phenyl esters of carboxypropyl acrylate and carboxypropyl methacrylate such as 3-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4- formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 6-fluoro-2- formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-6-methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 6- ethoxy-2-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-6- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2- methylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 3-chloro-4-

formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4, 6-dibromo-2-formyl-phenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2,5- dimethyl-4-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate and 4-acetyl-2- formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate ; formyl substituted phenyl esters of carboxybutyl acrylate and carboxybutyl methacrylate such as 3-formylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4- formylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 6-fluoro-2- formylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-6-methoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 6- ethoxy-2-formylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-6- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2- methylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 3-chloro-4- formylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4, 6-dibromo-2-formyl-phenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2,5- dimethyl-4-formylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate and 4-acetyl-2- formylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate ; ester substituted phenyl esters of carboxymethyl acrylate and carboxymethyl methacrylate such as 4-methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxycarbonyl-2- nitrophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-ethoxycarbonyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 3-hydroxy-2

methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (methoxycarbonylmethyl) phenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate and 4- ethoxycarbonyl-2-nitroethylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate ; ester substituted phenyl esters of carboxyethyl acrylate and carboxyethyl methacrylate such as 4-methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxycarbonyl-2- nitrophenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-ethoxycarbonyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 3-hydroxy-2 methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (methoxycarbonylmethyl) phenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate and 4- ethoxycarbonyl-2-nitroethylphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate ; ester substituted phenyl esters of carboxypropyl acrylate and carboxypropyl methacrylate such as 4-methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4- isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxycarbonyl-2- nitrophenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-ethoxycarbonyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 3-hydroxy-2 methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (methoxycarbonylmethyl) phenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate and 4- ethoxycarbonyl-2-nitroethylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate ; ester substituted phenyl esters of carboxybutyl acrylate and carboxybutyl methacrylate such as 4-methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4- propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4- isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxycarbonyl-2- nitrophenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-ethoxycarbonyl-2-

methoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 3-hydroxy-2 methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (methoxycarbonylmethyl) phenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate and 4- ethoxycarbonyl-2-nitroethylphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate ; alkoxy substituted phenyl esters of carboxymethyl acrylate and carboxymethyl methacrylate such as 2-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-ethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 1, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4- dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-5- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 3,5- diethoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate and 2,5-dimethoxy-3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate ; alkoxy substituted phenyl esters of carboxyethyl acrylate and carboxyethyl methacrylate such as 2-methoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-ethoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 1, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4- dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-5- methoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 3, 5-diethoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate and 2, 5-dimethoxy-3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate ; alkoxy substituted phenyl esters of carboxypropyl acrylate and carboxypropyl methacrylate such as 2-methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-ethoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 1, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4- dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-5- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 3,5- diethoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate and 2,5-dimethoxy-3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate ;

alkoxy substituted phenyl esters of carboxybutyl acrylate and carboxybutyl methacrylate such as 2-methoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-ethoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 1, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4- dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-5- methoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 3, 5-diethoxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate and 2, 5-dimethoxy-3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate ; hydroxy substituted phenyl esters of carboxymethyl acrylate and carboxymethyl methacrylate such as 2-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 3, 5-dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate ; hydroxy substituted phenyl esters of carboxyethyl acrylate and carboxyethyl methacrylate such as 2-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 3, 5-dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate ; hydroxy substituted phenyl esters of carboxypropyl acrylate and carboxypropyl methacrylate such as 2-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 3, 5-dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate ; hydroxy substituted phenyl esters of carboxybutyl acrylate and carboxybutyl methacrylate such as 2-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 3, 5-dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate ; halogen substituted phenyl esters of carboxymethyl acrylate and carboxymethyl methacrylate such as 4-bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4, 6- tribromophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4, 6- trichlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-2,6- dichlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2, 4-dichloro-6-

iodophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-4, 6- dibromophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate ; halogen substituted phenyl esters of carboxyethyl acrylate and carboxyethyl methacrylate such as 4-bromophenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4, 6- tribromophenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4, 6- trichlorophenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-2,6- dichlorophenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2, 4-dichloro-6- iodophenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-4, 6- dibromophenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate ; halogen substituted phenyl esters of carboxypropyl acrylate and carboxypropyl methacrylate such as 4-bromophenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4, 6- tribromophenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4, 6- trichlorophenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-2,6- dichlorophenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2, 4-dichloro-6- iodophenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-4, 6- dibromophenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate ; halogen substituted phenyl esters of carboxybutyl acrylate and carboxybutyl methacrylate such as 4-bromophenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4, 6- tribromophenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2,4, 6- trichlorophenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-2,6- dichlorophenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2, 4-dichloro-6- iodophenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-4, 6- dibromophenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate ; and other multisubstituted phenyl esters of carboxyethyl acrylate and carboxyethyl methacrylate ; derivatives of maleic acid esters such as 4-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleate, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleate, 4-bromo-3- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 2-formyl-6-

methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 4-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 4-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleat, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleat, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleat, 4-bromo-3- formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleat, 2-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleat, 4-formyl-6- meth oxyphen oxycarbonyl pro pyl methyl maleate, 4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 4-methoxycarbonyl-2- nitrophenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 2-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 4- ethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl methyl maleat, 2-methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleate, 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleate, 2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 4- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 3,5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleate, 3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylethyl methyl maleat, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleat, 3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleat, 3,5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleat, 4- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl methyl maleat, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 2-4-6-tribromophenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 2-4-6- <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> trichlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylethyl methyl maleat, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleate, 2- formytphenoxycarbonytmethyt ethyl maleate, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl maleat, 4-bromo-3-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl maleate, 4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, 4- <BR> <BR> <BR> methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleate, 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl maleat, 3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, 4- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, 3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl maleat, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl maleat, 3,5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl maleat, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl ethyl maleat, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, 4-

bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylethyl ethyl maleate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl maleate ; derivatives of fumaric acid esters such as 4-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 4-bromo-3- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 2-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 4-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 4- formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 4-bromo-2-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 4- bromo-3-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 2-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 4-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 4-methoxycarbonyl-2- nitrophenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 2-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 4- ethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, 2-methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 4- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 3,5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 3,5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 4- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl methyl fumarate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 2-4-6-tribromophenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 2-4-6- trichlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl fumarate, 4-bromo-3-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl fumarate, 4-

methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl fumarate, 3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, 3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl fumarate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl fumarate, 3, 5-dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl fumarate, 4- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl ethyl fumarate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, 4- bromophenoxycarbonylethyl ethyl fumarate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl fumarate; Preferred examples of monomers which may be used as component A for the preparation of binders for antifouling coatings containing phenyl ester groups defined by the structure I include 4-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-3- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-3- formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxycarbonyl-2- <BR> nitrophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- ethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 3,5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 3,5-

dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-4-6- tribromophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-4-6- trichlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate and 4-bromophenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate.

Particularly preferred examples of monomers which may be used as component A for the preparation of binders for antifouling coatings containing phenyl ester groups defined by the structure I include 2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromo-3-formylphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 3,5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-bromophenoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate and 4-bromophenoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate.

Examples of monomers which may be used as component A for the preparation of binders for antifouling coatings containing anhydride groups defined by the structure I include : non-aromatic anhydrides of carboxymethyl acrylate and carboxymethyl methacrylate such as trimethylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, methoxyacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, acetoxyacetylcarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, bromoacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, chloroacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, dichloroacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tribromoacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, trichloroacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate and trifluoroacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate ;

non-aromatic anhydrides of carboxyethyl acrylate and carboxyethyl methacrylate such as trimethylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, methoxyacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, acetoxyacetylcarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, bromoacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, chloroacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, dichloroacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tribromoacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, trichloroacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate and trifluoroacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate ; non-aromatic anhydrides of carboxypropyl acrylate and carboxypropyl methacrylate such as trimethylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, methoxyacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tett-butylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, acetoxyacetylcarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, bromoacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, chloroacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, dichloroacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tribromoacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, trichloroacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate and trifluoroacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate ; non-aromatic anhydrides of carboxybutyl acrylate and carboxybutyl methacrylate such as trimethylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, methoxyacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, acetoxyacetylcarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, bromoacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, chloroacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, dichloroacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tribromoacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, trichloroacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate and trifluoroacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate ; aromatic anhydrides of carboxymethyl acrylate and carboxymethyl methacrylate such as phenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2, 2-

triphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 3,4- dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,5- dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- bromophenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-bromo-4,5- dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- chlorophenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2- phenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- fluorophenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxyphenyl acetoxycarbonyl methyl (meth) acrylate, phenoxyacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-fluorophenoxyacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, benzyloxyacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2-phenyl acetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2, 2-diphenyl-2-chloro- acetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoxy)- acetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, benzylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, benzoyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, and nicotinoyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate ; aromatic anhydrides of carboxyethyl acrylate and carboxyethyl methacrylate such as phenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2, 2-triphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 3,4- dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,5- dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- bromophenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-bromo-4,5- dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- chlorophenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2- phenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-fluorophenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxyphenyl acetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, phenoxyacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- fluorophenoxyacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate,

benzyloxyacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-phenyl-2-chloro- acetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2, 2-diphenyl acetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoxy) acetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, benzylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, benzoyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, and nicotinoyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate ; aromatic anhydrides of carboxypropyl acrylate and carboxypropyl methacrylate such as phenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2, 2- triphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 3,4- dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2,5- dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2- bromophenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-bromo-4,5- dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4- chlorophenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2-phenyl acetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4- fluorophenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxyphenyl acetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, phenoxyacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-fluorophenoxyacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, benzyloxyacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-phenyl-2-chloro- acetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2, 2-diphenyl acetoxyearbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-(2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoxy)- acetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, benzylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, benzoyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, and nicotinoyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate ; aromatic anhydrides of carboxybutyl acrylate and carboxybutyl methacrylate such as phenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2, 2-triphenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 3,4-

dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2,5- dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2- bromophenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-bromo-4,5- dimethoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4- chlorophenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2- phenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-fluorophenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxyphenyl acetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, phenoxyacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 4- fluorophenoxyacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, benzyloxyacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2-phenyl acetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2, 2-diphenyl-2-chloro- acetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (2, 4,5- trichlorophenoxy) acetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, benzylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, benzoyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, and nicotinoyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate ; derivatives of maleic acid esters such as trimethylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleate, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleate, bromoacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, trimethylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl maleate, tert- butylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl maleat, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl maleat, bromoacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl maleate, trimethylacetoxycarbonylbutyl methyl maleate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylbutyl methyl maleat, methoxyacetoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleat, phenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, 2,2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleate, 2- bromophenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl methyl maleate, 2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleate, phenylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl maleat, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl maleate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl maleat, phenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleat, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl

methyl maleat, phenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl methyl maleat, trimethylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, bromoacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, trimethylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl maleat, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl maleat, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl maleate, bromoacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl maleat, trimethylacetoxycarbonylbutyl ethyl maleate, tert- butylacetoxycarbonylbutyl ethyl maleat, methoxyacetoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl maleat, phenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, 2,2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, 2- bromophenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl ethyl maleat, 2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, phenylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl maleat, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl maleate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl maleat, phenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl maleat, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl maleat, phenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl ethyl maleat, benzylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl maleat, benzylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl maleate and benzylacetoxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleate ; derivatives of fumaric acid esters such as trimethylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, bromoacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, trimethylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, tert- butylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, bromoacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, trimethylacetoxycarbonylbutyl methyl fumarate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylbutyl methyl fumarate, methoxyacetoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, phenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 2,2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, 2- bromophenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl methyl fumarate, 2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, phenylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, 4-

methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, phenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, 2,2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, phenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl methyl fumarate, trimethylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, tert- butylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, bromoacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, trimethylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl fumarate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl fumarate, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl fumarate, bromoacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl fumarate, trimethylacetoxycarbonylbutyl ethyl fumarate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylbutyl ethyl fumarate, methoxyacetoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl fumarate, phenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, 2- bromophenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl ethyl fumarate, 2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, phenylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl fumarate, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl fumarate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl fumarate, phenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl fumarate, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl ethyl fumarate, benzylacetoxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, benzylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl fumarate, benzylacetoxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate and phenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl ethyl fumarate.

Preferred examples of monomers which may be used as component A for the preparation of binders for antifouling coatings containing anhydride-groups defined by the structure I include trimethylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, bromoacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, trimethylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tert- butylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, cyclopentylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, bromoacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, trimethylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, methoxyacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, phenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, benzylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, benzylacetoxycarbonylethyl ethyl maleate and benzylacetoxycarbonylpropylmethylmaleate ; 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl

(meth) acrylate, 4-methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- bromophenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, phenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, benzylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, phenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2- diphenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, benzylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate and phenylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate.

Particularly preferred examples of monomers which may be used as component A for the preparation of binders for antifouling coatings containing anhydride groups defined by the structure I include trimethylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, trimethylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tert- butylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, trimethylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tert-butylacetoxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, benzylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, phenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 4- methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, phenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2, 2-diphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, 4-methoxyphenylacetoxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, phenylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate and benzylacetoxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate.

For monomers that may be used as component A for the preparation of binders for antifouling coatings containing the organosilyl group consisting of -Si (R4) 3defined in 1, the substituents R4 may be the same or different, with alkyl groups having up to 20 C atoms, preferably up to 12 C atoms, in particular up to 8 C atoms, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, cyclohexyl and substituted cyclohexyl, aryl groups having up to 20 C atoms, preferably up to 12 C atoms, such as aryl and naphthyl and substituted aryl groups in which at least one substituent is selected from the group of fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, nitro, cyano, amino, hydroxy, etc.

Examples of triorganosilyl groups-Si (R4) 3, are trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, tri-n-propylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl, tri-n-butylsilyl, tri-tert-butylsilyl, triisobutylsilyl, tri-

s-butylsilyl, tri-n-pentylsilyl, tri-n-hexylsilyl, triphenylsilyl, tribenzylsilyl, ethyldimethylsilyl, n-butyidimethylsilyl, diisopropyl-n-butylsilyl, dicyclohexylphenyl<BR> silyl, t-butyidiphenylsilyl, t-butyidimethylsilyl, dimethylphenylsilyl,<BR> biphenyidimethylsilyl, biphenyldiisopropylsilyl, diphenylmethylsilyl,<BR> dimethyloctadecylsilyl, dimethyloctylsilyl, dimethylcyclohexylsilyl, dimethylhexylsilyl, chloromethyidimethylsilyl and pentafluorophenyidimethylsilyl.

Examples of monomers which may be used as component A for the preparation of binders for antifouling coatings containing organosilyl ester groups defined by the structure I include : silyl esters of carboxymethyl acrylate and carboxymethyl methacrylate such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, triethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, triisobutylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-tert- butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-pentylsilyfoxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, triisopentylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n- hexylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-octylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, triphenylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-p- methylphenylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tribenzylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, ethyldimethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, n- butyidimethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate, diisopropylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate and t- butyldiphenylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl (meth) acrylate ; silyl esters of carboxyethyl acrylate and carboxyethyl methacrylate such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, triethylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, triisobutylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-te/t- butylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-pentylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate,

triisopentylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-octylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, triphenylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tri-p- methylphenylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, tribenzylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, ethyidimethylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, n- butyldimethylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate, diisopropylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate and t-butyidiphenylsilyloxycarbonylethyl (meth) acrylate ; silyl esters of carboxypropyl acrylate and carboxypropyl methacrylate such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, triethylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, triisobutylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tri-tert- butylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-pentylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, triisopentylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-octylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, triphenylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tri-p- methylphenylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tribenzylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, ethyldimethylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, n- butyidimethylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate, diisopropylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate and t- butyidiphenylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl (meth) acrylate ; silyl esters of carboxybutyl acrylate and carboxybutyl methacrylate such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, triethylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, triisobutylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tri-tert- butylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-pentylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, triisopentylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tri-n-octylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate,

triphenylsilyloxyearbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tri-p- methylphenylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, tribenzylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, ethyidimethylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, n- butyidimethylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate, diisopropylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate and t-butyidiphenylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl (meth) acrylate ; silyl esters of carboxymethyl maleic acid esters such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleat, triethytsityfoxycarbonyfmethyf ethy maíeate, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl n-propyl maleate,<BR> triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl methyl maleate, tri-n- butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl n-butyl maleate and tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl n-hexyl maleate ; silyl esters of carboxyethyl maleic acid esters such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylethyl methyl maleate, triethylsilyloxycarbonylethyl ethyl maleat, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylethyl n-propyl maleate, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylethyl methyl maleat, tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonylethyl n- butyl maleate and tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylethyl n-hexyl maleate ; silyl esters of carboxypropyl maleic acid esters such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleate, triethylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl ethyl maleat, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl n-propyl maleate, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl methyl maleate, tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl n-butyl maleate and tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl n-hexyl maleate ; silyl esters of carboxybutyl maleic acid esters such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl methyl maleate, triethylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl ethyl maleat, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl n-propyl maleate, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl methyl maleate, tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl n- butyl maleate and tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl n-hexyl maleate ; silyl esters of carboxymethyl fumaric acid esters such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, triethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl ethyl fumarate, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl n-propyl fumarate,

triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl methyl fumarate, tri-n- butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl n-butyl fumarate and tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl n-hexyl fumarate; silyl esters of carboxyethyl fumaric acid esters such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, triethylsilyloxycarbonylethyl ethyl fumarate, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylethyl n-propyl fumarate, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylethyl methyl fumarate, tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonylethyl n-butyl fumarate and tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylethyl n-hexyl fumarate; silyl esters of carboxypropyl fumaric acid esters such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, triethylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl ethyl fumarate, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl n-propyl fumarate, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl methyl fumarate, tri-n- butylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl n-butyl fumarate and tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylpropyl n-hexyl fumarate; silyl esters of carboxybutyl fumaric acid esters such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl methyl fumarate, triethylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl ethyl fumarate, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl n-propyl fumarate, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl methyl fumarate, tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl n-butyl fumarate and tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl n-hexyl fumarate; In the present invention at least one monomer A, C or E, defined by the structure 1, II or IV, is copolymerised with one or more other vinyl polymerisable monomers B, D or F.

Examples of such vinyl polymerisable monomers B, D and F are acrylic acid and esters of acrylic acid such as methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-propyl acrylate, isopropyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, tert-butyl acrylate, butylethyl acrylate, pentyl acrylate, hexyl acrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, phenyl acrylate, n-octyl acrylate, isooctyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 3,5, 5- trimethylhexyl acrylate, lauryl acrylate, cetyl acrylate, stearyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate, 2- hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl acrylate, 2-methoxyethyl acrylate, methoxypropyl

acrylate, 2-ethoxyethyl acrylate, ethoxypropyl acrylate, propoxyethyl acrylate, butoxyethyl acrylate, isobutoxyethyl acrylate, phenoxyethyl acrylate ; methacrylic acid and esters of methacrylic acid such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, iso-butyl methacrylate, tert-butyl methacrylate, pentyl methacrylate, hexyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, phenyl methacrylate, benzyl methacrylate, tridecyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate, stearyl methacrylate, 2- ethylhexyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, methoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-ethoxyethyl methacrylate, ethoxypropyl methacrylate, propoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-butoxyethyl methacrylate, isobutoxyethyl methacrylate, isobutoxybutyl diglycol methacrylate, phenoxyethyl methacrylate ; amides such as acrylamide, methacrylamide, N-methyl acrylamide, N-ethyl acrylamide, N-propyl acrylamide, maleimide ; aminofunctional acrylates and methacrylates such as 2-aminoethyl (meth) acrylate, dimethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-diethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate, 3-aminopropyl (meth) acrylate, 2-butylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate, tert-butylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate ; N-vinylamides such as N-vinylformamide, N-vinylethylamide, N-vinylpropylamide and others as described in W00162811 ; N-vinyllactams such as N-vinylpyrrolidone, N-vinylpiperidine, N-vinylcaprolactam and others as described in EP1127902 ; heterocyclic substituted acrylates and methacrylates such as furfuryl (meth) acrylate and tetrahydrofurfuryl (meth) acrylate ; heterocyclic substituted vinyl monomers such as vinylimidazole, 2-vinylpyridine, 4-vinylpyridine, 1-vinyl-1, 2, 4-triazole, 2-vinyl-1, 3-dioxolane ;

functional carbonyloxyethyl (meth) acrylates such as 2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl acetoacetate, 2-(((butylamino) carbonyl) oxy) ethyl acrylate ; aliphatic and heterocyclic substituted acrylates and methacrylates such as 1-iso- butoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, 1-ethoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, 1-propoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, 1- (2-ethylhexyloxy) ethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-tetrahydrofuranyl (meth) acrylate, 2-tetrahydropyranyl (meth) acrylate and others as described in JP4103671; multifunctional acrylates and methacrylates such as tetra (ethylene glycol) diacrylate, tri (propylene glycol) diacrylate, 1, 3-butanediol diacrylate, 1,4- butandiol diacrylate, 1, 3-butanediol dimethacrylate, 1, 4-butanediol dimethacrylate, hexanediol diacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, di (trimethylolpropane) tetraacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate, vinyl acrylate.

Examples of compounds which may be used as component C for the preparation of binders for antifouling paint according to the invention, include : acrylates and methacrylates such as carboxymethyl (meth) acrylate, carboxyethyl (meth) acrylate, carboxypropyl (meth) acrylate, carboxybutyl (meth) acrylate ; acid chlorides such as carboxylic acid substituted methyl esters of (meth) acrylic acid, 2-carboxylic acid chloride substituted ethyl esters of (meth) acrylic acid, 3- carboxylic acid chloride substituted propyl esters of (meth) acrylic acid and 4- carboxylic acid chloride substituted butyl esters of (meth) acrylic acid.

Examples of components of the general formula III reactive with component C include : phenyl substituted aromatic alcohols such as 3-formylphenol, 4-formylphenol, 6- fluoro-2-formylphenol, 2-formylphenol, 2-formyl-6-methoxyphenol, 6-ethoxy-2- formylphenol, 2-formyl-6-hydroxyphenol, 4-formyl-2-methylphenol, 3-chloro-4- formylphenol, 4-bromo-2-formylphenol, 2-formyl-4-methoxyphenol, 4-formyl-2-

methoxyphenol, 2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenol, 4-formyl-2-nitrophenol, 4,6- dibromo-2-formylphenol and 2, 5-dimethyl-4-formylphenol ; ester substituted aromatic alcohols such as 4-methoxycarbonyl phenol, 4- propoxycarbonylphenol, 4-isopropoxycarbonylphenol, 2-methoxycarbonylphenol, 4-methoxycarbonyl-2-nitrophenol, 4-ethoxycarbonyl-2-methoxyphenol, 5- ethoxycarbonyl-2-hydroxyphenol, 3-hydroxy-2-methoxycarbonylphenol, 2- methoxycarbonylmethylphenol and 4-ethoxycarbonylethyl-2-nitrophenol ; alkoxy substituted aromatic alcohols such as 2-methoxyphenol, 4- methoxyphenol, 4-ethoxyphenol, 1, 4-dimethoxyphenol, 2, 4-dimethoxyphenol, 2- chloro-5-methoxyphenol, 3, 5-diethoxyphenol and 3-hydroxy-2,5- dimethoxyphenol ; hydroxy substituted aromatic alcohols such as 2-hydroxyphenol, 3- hydroxyphenol, 4-hydroxyphenol, 3, 5-dihydroxyphenol ; halogen substituted aromatic alcohols such as 4-bromophenol, 2,4, 6- tribromophenol, 2,4, 6-trichlorophenol, 4-bromo-2, 6-dichlorophenol, 2, 4-dichloro- 6-iodophenol, 2-chloro-4, 6-dibromophenol ; aromatic acetyl chlorides such as benzoyl chloride, phenylacetyl chloride, 2,2- diphenylacetyl chloride, 2,2, 2-triphenylacetyl chloride, 4-methoxyphenylacetyl chloride, 3, 4-dimethoxyphenylacetyl chloride, 2, 5-dimethoxyphenylacetyl chloride, 2-bromophenylacetyl chloride, 2-bromo-4, 5-dimethoxyphenylacetyl chloride, 4- chlorophenylacetyl chloride, 2-chloro-2-phenylacetyl chloride, 2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetyl chloride, 4-fluorophenylacetyl chloride, 4-methoxyphenyl acetylchloride, phenoxyacetylcarbonyl chloride, 4-fluorophenoxyacetyl chloride, benzyloxyacetyl chloride 2-phenyl-2-chloroacetylchloride, 2, 2-diphenyl-2- chloroacetylchloride and 2- (2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoxy) acetyl chloride ; aliphatic acetyl chlorides such as trimethylacetyl chloride, methoxyacetyl chloride, tert-butylacetyl chloride, acetoxyacetyl chloride, bromoacetyl chloride,

chloroacetyl chloride, cyclopentylacetyl chloride, dichloroacetyl chloride, tribromoacetyl chloride, trichloroacetyl chloride and trifluoroacetyl chloride ; aromatic or aliphatic silyl chlorides such as trimethylsilyl chloride, triethylsilyl chloride, tri-n-propylsilyl chloride, triisopropylsilyl chloride, tri-n-butylsilyl chloride, tri-tert-butylsilyl chloride, triisobutylsilyl chloride, tri-s-butylsilyl chloride, tri-n- pentylsilyl chloride, tri-n-hexylsilyl chloride, triphenylsilyl chloride, tribenzylsilyl chloride, ethyldimethylsilyl chloride, n-butyidimethylsilyl chloride, diisopropyl-n- butylsilyl chloride, dicyclohexylphenylsilyl chloride, t-butyldiphenylsilyl chloride, t- butyidimethylsilyl chloride, dimethylphenylsilyl chloride, biphenyidimethylsilyl chloride, biphenyldiisopropylsilyl chloride, diphenylmethylsilyl chloride, dimethyloctadecylsilyl chloride, dimethyloctylsilyl chloride, dimethylcyclohexylsilyl chloride, dimethylhexylsilyl chloride, chloromethyidimethylsilyl chloride and pentafluorophenyldimethylsilyl chloride.

Examples of compounds which may be used as component E for the preparation of binders for antifoufing paint according to the invention, include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acryloyl chloride and methacryloyl chloride.

Examples of components of the general formula V reactive with component E include : formyl substituted methyl alcohol compounds such as 3- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 6-fluoro-2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2-formyl-6-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 6-ethoxy-2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2-formyl-6-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4-formyl-2-methylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 3-chloro-4- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4-bromo-2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2-formyl-4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4-formyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4-formyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4, 6-dibromo-2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol and 2, 5-dimethyl-4- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol ;

formyl substituted ethyl alcohol compounds such as 2- (3- formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2-(4-formylphenoxycarbonyl)ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (6-fluoro-2-<BR> formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonyi) ethyl alcohol, 2- (6-ethoxy-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-formyl-6- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4-formyl-2- methylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (3-chloro-4-formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl<BR> alcohol, 2- (4-bromo-2-formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-formyl-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4-formyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4-formyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4, 6-dibromo-2-formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol and 2- (2, 5-dimethyl-4- formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol ; formyl substituted propyl alcohol compounds such as 3- (3- formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2-formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (6-fluoro-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (6-ethoxy-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2-formyl-6- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-formyl-2- methylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (3-chloro-4-<BR> formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-bromo-2-<BR> formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2-formyl-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-formyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-formyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4, 6-dibromo-2-formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol and 3- (2, 5- dimethyl-4-formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol ; formyl substituted butyl alcohol compounds such as 4- (3- formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2-formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (6-fluoro-2-

formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (6-ethoxy-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4-(2-formyl-6- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-formyl-2- <BR> <BR> <BR> methylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (3-chloro-4-formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-bromo-2-formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2-formyl-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-formyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-formyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4, 6-dibromo-2-formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol and 4-(2,5-dimethyl-4- formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol ; ester substituted methyl alcohol compounds such as 4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4- propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4- isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2-nitro-4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4-ethoxycarbonyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 3-hydroxy-2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl aicohol, 2- methoxycarbonylmethylphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol and 4- ethoxycarbonylethyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol ; ester substituted ethyl alcohol compounds such as 2- (4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4- propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4- <BR> <BR> <BR> isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-nitro-4-<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4-ethoxycarbonyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2-(5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (3-hydroxy-2 methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-

methoxycarbonylmethylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol and 2- (4- ethoxycarbonylethyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol ; ester substituted propyl alcohol compounds such as 3- (4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4- propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4- isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3-(2-<BR> methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2-nitro-4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-ethoxycarbonyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (3-hydroxy-2 methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3-(2- methoxycarbonylmethylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol and 3- (4- ethoxycarbonylethyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol ; ester substituted butyl alcohol compounds such as 4- (4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-<BR> propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-<BR> isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4-(2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2-nitro-4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-ethoxycarbonyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (3-hydroxy-2 methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2- methoxycarbonylmethylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol and 4- (4- ethoxycarbonylethyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol ; alkoxy substituted methyl alcohol compounds such as 2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4-ethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 1,4- dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2-chloro-5-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 3,5- diethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol and 2,5-dimethoxy-3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol ;

alkoxy substituted ethyl alcohol compounds such as 2- (2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4-ethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (1, 4- dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-chloro-5-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (3, 5- diethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol and 2- (2, 5-dimethoxy-3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol ; alkoxy substituted propyl alcohol compounds such as 3- (2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-ethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (1, 4- dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2, 4- dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2-chloro-5- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (3, 5-diethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol and 3- (2, 5-dimethoxy-3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol ; alkoxy substituted butyl alcohol compounds such as 4- (2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-ethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (1, 4- dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2-chloro-5-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (3, 5- diethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol and 4- (2, 5-dimethoxy-3- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol ; hydroxy substituted methyl alcohol compounds such as 2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol and 3,5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol ; hydroxy substituted ethyl alcohol compounds such as 2- (2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol and 2- (3, 5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol ;

hydroxy substituted propyl alcohol compounds such as 3- (2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol and 3- (3, 5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol ; hydroxy substituted butyl alcohol compounds such as 4- (2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol and 4- (3, 5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol ; halogen substituted methyl alcohol compounds such as 4- bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2,4, 6-tribromophenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2,4, 6-trichlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4-bromo-2,6- dichlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2, 4-dichloro-6- iodophenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2-chloro-4, 6- dibromophenoxycarbonylmethyl alcohol ; halogen substituted ethyl alcohol compounds such as 2- (4- bromophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2, 4, 6-tribromophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2, 4, 6-trichlorophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4-bromo-2, 6- dichlorophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2-(2, 4-dichloro-6- iodophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-chloro-4, 6- dibromophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol ; halogen substituted propyl alcohol compounds such as 3- (4- bromophenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2, 4, 6-tribromophenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2, 4, 6-trichlorophenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-bromo-2, 6- dichlorophenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2, 4-dichloro-6- iodophenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3-(2-chloro-4, 6- dibromophenoxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol ; halogen substituted butyl alcohol compounds such as 4- (4- bromophenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4-(2, 4, 6-tribromophenoxycarbonyl) butyl

alcohol, 4- (2, 4, 6-trichlorophenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-bromo-2, 6- dichlorophenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2, 4-dichloro-6- iodophenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2-chloro-4, 6- dibromophenoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol ; substituted acetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol compounds such as trimethylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, methoxyacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, tert- butylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, acetoxyacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, bromoacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, chloroacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, cyclopentylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, dichloroacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, tribromoacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, trichloroacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol and trifluoroacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, substituted acetylcarbonylethyl alcohol compounds such as 2- (trimethylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, methoxyacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (tert-butylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (acetoxyacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (bromoacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2-(chloroacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (cyclopentylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2-(dichloroacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol,<BR> 2- (tribromoacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (trichloroacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol and 2- (trifluoroacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol ; substituted acetylcarbonylpropyl alcohol compounds such as 3- (trimethylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, methoxyacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (tert-butylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (acetoxyacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3-(bromoacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3-(chloroacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (cyclopentylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (dichloroacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (tribromoacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (trichloroacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol and 3- (trifluoroacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol ; substituted acetylcarbonylbutyl alcohol compounds such as 4- (trimethylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, methoxyacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (teff-butylacetylcarbOnyljbutyl alcohol, 4-(acetoxyacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (bromoacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (chloroacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4-

(cyclopentylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4-(dichloroacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol,<BR> 4- (tribromoacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (trichloroacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol and 4- (trifluoroacetyicarbonyl) butyl alcohol ; substituted acetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol compounds such as phenylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2,2, 2-triphenyl acetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4- methoxyphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 3,4- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2,5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2- bromophenylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2-bromo-4,5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4- chlorophenylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2-chloro-2-phenylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 2-chloro-2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4- fluorophenylacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4-methoxyphenyl acetylcarbonylmethylalcohol, phenoxyacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, 4- fluorophenoxyacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol, benzyloxyacetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol 2-phenyl-2-chloroacetylcarbonylmethylalcohol, 2, 2-diphenyl-2- chloroacetylcarbonylmethylalcohol and 2- (2, 4,5- trichlorophenoxy) acetylcarbonylmethyl alcohol ; substituted acetylcarbonylethyl alcohol compounds such as 2- (phenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2-(2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2, 2, 2-triphenylacetylcarbonyl)ethyl alcohol, 2-(4- methoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (3, 4- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2- bromophenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-bromo-4, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4-<BR> chlorophenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (2-chloro-2-<BR> phenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2-(2-chloro-2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4-fluorophenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4-methoxyphenyl acetylcarbonyl) ethylalcohol, 2- (phenoxyacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (4- fluorophenoxyacetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (benzyloxyacetylcarbonyl) ethyl

alcohol, 2- (2-phenyl-2-chloroacetylcarbonyl) ethylalcohol, 2- (2, 2-diphenyl-2- chloroacetylcarbonyl) ethylalcohol and 2- (2- (2, 4,5- trichlorophenoxy) acetylcarbonyl) ethyl alcohol ; substituted acetylcarbonylpropyl alcohol compounds such as 3- (phenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2, 2, 2-triphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4- methoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (3, 4- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2- bromophenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2-bromo-4, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4- chlorophenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2-chloro-2- phenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-fluorophenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (4-methoxyphenyl acetylcarbonyl) propylalcohol, 3- (phenoxyacetyicarbonyl) propyll alcohol, 3- (4-ffuorophenoxyacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (benzyloxyacetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol 3- (2-phenyl-2- chloroacetylcarbonyl) propylalcohol, 3-(2, 2-diphenyl-2- chloroacetylcarbonyl) propylalcohol and 3- (2- (2, 4,5- trichlorophenoxy) acetylcarbonyl) propyl alcohol ; substituted acetylcarbonylbutyl alcohol compounds such as 4- (phenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4-(2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2, 2, 2-triphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4- methoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (3, 4- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2- bromophenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2-bromo-4, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-<BR> chlorophenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (2-chloro-2-<BR> phenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4-(2-chloro-2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-fluorophenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-methoxyphenyl acetylcarbonyl) butylalcohol, 4- (phenoxyacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (4-

fluorophenoxyacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (benzyloxyacetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol 4- (2-phenyl-2-chloroacetylcarbonyl) butylalcohol, 4- (2, 2-diphenyl-2- chloroacetylcarbonyl) butylalcohol and 4- (2- (2, 4,5- trichlorophenoxy) acetylcarbonyl) butyl alcohol ; substituted silyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol compounds such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, triethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, tri- n-propylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, triisobutylsilyfoxycarbonylmethyl atcohol,<BR> tri-tert-butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, tri-n-pentylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, triisopentylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, tri-n-octylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, triphenylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, tri-p-methylphenylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, tribenzylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, ethyldimethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, n-butyldimethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol, diisopropylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol and t- butyldiphenylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl alcohol ; substituted silyloxycarbonylethyl alcohol compounds such as 2- (trimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (triethylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (triisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (triisobutylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (tri-tert-butylsi (yloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (tri-n- pentylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (triisopentylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (tri-n-octylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl<BR> alcohol, 2- (triphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (tri-p-<BR> methylphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (tribenzylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl<BR> alcohol, 2- (ethyidimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (n-<BR> butyldimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol, 2- (diisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol and 2- (t-butyidiphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl alcohol ;

substituted silyloxycarbonylpropyl alcohol compounds such as 3- (trimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (triethylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (triisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (triisobutylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (tri-tert- butylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (tri-n-pentylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (triisopentylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (tri-n- octylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3-(triphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (tri-p-methylphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (tribenzylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (ethyldimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (n-butyldimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol, 3- (diisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol and 3- (t- butyidiphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl alcohol ; substituted silyloxycarbonylbutyl alcohol compounds such as 4- (trimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4-(triethylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl alcohol, 4- (tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (triisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (triisobutylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (tri-tert-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (tri-n- pentylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4-(triisopentylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol,<BR> 4- (tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (tri-n-octylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (triphenylsilyfoxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (tri-p- methylphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (tribenzylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (ethyldimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (n- butyidimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol, 4- (diisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol and 4-(t-butyidiphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl alcohol ; formyl substituted methyl halogens such as 3-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 6-fluoro-2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2-formyl-6-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 6-ethoxy-2- formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2-formyl-6-

hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4-formyl-2- methylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4-formyl-3-chlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride4-bromo-, 2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2-formyl-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4-formyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4-formyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4, 6-dibromo-2-formylpenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride and 4-formyl-2, 5- dimethylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride ; formyl substituted ethyl halogens such as 2- (3-formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (6-fluoro-2-formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2-formyl-6-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (6-ethoxy-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2-formyl-6- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-formyl-2- methylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-formyl-3-chlorophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-bromo-2-formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2-formyl-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-formyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-formyl-2- nitrophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4, 6-dibromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride and 2- (4-formyl-2, 5- dimethylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride ; formyl substituted propyl halogens such as 3- (3-formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4-formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (6-fluoro-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2-formyl-6- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (6-ethoxy-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2-formyl-6- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4-formyl-2- methylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4-formyl-3- chlorophenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4-bromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2-formyl-4-

methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3-(4-formyl-2- rat methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4-formyl-2- nitrophenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3-(4, 6-dibromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride and 3- (4-formyl-2, 5- dimethylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride ; formyl substituted butyl halogens such as 4- (3-formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4-formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4-(6-fluoro-2-formylphenoxycartbonyl)butyl chloride, 4-(2-formyl-6-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl)butyl chloride, 4-(6-ethoxy-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2-formyl-6- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4-formyl-2- methylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4-formyl-3-chlorophenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4-bromo-2-formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2-formyl-4- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4-formyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2-formyl-4- (trifluoromethoxy)phenoxycarbonyl)butyl chloride, 4-(4-formyl-2- nitrophenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4, 6-dibromo-2- formylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride and 4- (4-formyl-2, 5- dimethylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride ; ester substituted methyl halogens such as 4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4- propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4- isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2-nitro-4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4-ethoxycarbonyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 3-hydroxy-2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2- methoxycarbonylmethylphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride and 4- ethoxycarbonylethyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride ;

ester substituted ethyl halogens such as 2- (4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-<BR> propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4- isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2-nitro-4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-ethoxycarbonyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (3-hydroxy-2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2- methoxycarbonylmethylphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride and 2- (4- ethoxycarbonylethyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride ; ester substituted propyl halogens such as 3- (4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4- propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4- isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2-nitro-4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4-ethoxycarbonyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (3-hydroxy-2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2- methoxycarbonylmethylphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride and 3- (4- ethoxycarbonylethyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride ; ester substituted butyl halogens such as 4- (4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4- propoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4- isopropoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2-nitro-4- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4-ethoxycarbonyl-2- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (5-ethoxycarbonyl-2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (3-hydroxy-2- methoxycarbonylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2-

methoxycarbonylmethylphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride and 4- (4- ethoxycarbonylethyl-2-nitrophenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride ; alkoxy substituted methyl halogens such as 2-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4- ethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 1, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2-chloro-5- methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 3, 5-diethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride 3-hydroxy-and 2, 5-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride ; alkoxy substituted ethyl halogens such as 2- (2-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4- ethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (1, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyi) ethyl chloride, 2-(2, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2-(2-chloro-5- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (3, 5-diethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride and 2- (3-hydroxy-2, 5-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride ; alkoxy substituted propyl halogens such as 3- (2-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4- ethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (1, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2-chloro-5- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (3, 5-diethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride and 3- (3-hydroxy-2, 5-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride ; alkoxy substituted butyl halogens such as 4- (2-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4-methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4- ethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (1, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4-(2, 4-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4-(2-chloro-5- methoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (3, 5-diethoxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride and 4- (3-hydroxy-2, 5-dimethoxyphenoxycarbonyi) butyl chloride ; hydroxy substituted methyl halogens such as 2-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4-

hydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride and 3,5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride ; hydroxy substituted ethyl halogens such as 2- (2-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride and 2- (3, 5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride ; hydroxy substituted propyl halogens such as 3- (2- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3-(3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl)propyl chloride, 3- (4-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride and 3- (3, 5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride ; hydroxy substituted butyl halogens such as 4- (2-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (3-hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4- hydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride and 4- (3, 5- dihydroxyphenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride ; halogen substituted compounds such as 4-bromophenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2,4, 6-tribromophenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 2,4, 6- trichlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4-bromo-2,6- dichlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 6-iodo-2,4- dichlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride, 4,6-dibromo-2- chlorophenoxycarbonylmethyl chloride ; halogen substituted compounds such as 2- (4-bromophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2, 4, 6-tribromophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2, 4,6- trichlorophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-bromo-2, 6- dichlorophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (6-iodo-2, 4- dichlorophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4, 6-dibromo-2- chlorophenoxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride ; halogen substituted compounds such as 3- (4-bromophenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2, 4, 6-tribromophenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2, 4,6-

trichlorophenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4-bromo-2, 6- dichlorophenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (6-iodo-2, 4- dichlorophenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4, 6-dibromo-2- chlorophenoxycarbonyl) propyl chloride ; halogen substituted compounds such as 4- (4-bromophenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2, 4, 6-tribromophenoxycarbonyl) butyl cloride, 4-(2, 4,6- trichlorophenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4-bromo-2, 6- dichlorophenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (6-iodo-2, 4- dichlorophenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4, 6-dibromo-2- chlorophenoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride ; halogen substituted acetylcarbonyl compounds such as trimethylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, methoxyacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride,<BR> tert-butylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, acetoxyacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride,<BR> bromoacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, chloroacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, cyclopentylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, dichloroacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, tribromoacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, trichloroacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride and trifluoroacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, halogen substituted acetylcarbonyl compounds such as 2- (trimethylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, methoxyacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (tert-butylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (acetoxyacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (bromoacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2-(chloroacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (cyclopentylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2-(dichloroacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride,<BR> 2- (tribromoacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (trichloroacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride and 2- (trifluoroacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride ; halogen substituted acetylcarbonyl compounds such as 3- (trimethylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, methoxyacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (tert-butylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (acetoxyacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3-(bromoacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3-(chloroacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (cyclopentylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (dichloroacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (tribromoacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride,

3-(trichloroacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride and 3-(trifluoroacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride ; halogen substituted acetylcarbonyl compounds such as 4- (trimethylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, methoxyacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (tert-butylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (acetoxyacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (bromoacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4-(chloroacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (cyclopentylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4-(dichloroacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride,<BR> 4-(tribromoacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4-(trichloroacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride and 4- (trifluoroacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride ; halogen substituted acetylcarbonyl compounds such as phenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 2,2, 2-triphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 4- methoxyphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 3,4- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 2,5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 2- bromophenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 2-bromo-4, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 4- chlorophenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 2-chloro-2- phenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 2-chloro-2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 4-fluorophenylacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 4-methoxyphenyl acetylcarbonylmethylchloride, phenoxyacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 4- fluorophenoxyacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, benzyloxyacetylcarbonylmethyl chloride, 2-phenyl-2-chloroacetylcarbonylmethylchloride, 2, 2-diphenyl-2- chloroacetylcarbonylmethylchloride and 2- (2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoxy) acetylcarbonylmethyl chloride ; halogen substituted acetylcarbonyl compounds such as 2- (phenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2-(2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2, 2, 2-triphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4- methoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (3, 4- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2-

bromophenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2-bromo-4, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4- chlorophenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (2-chloro-2- phenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2-(2-chloro-2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-fluorophenylacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4-methoxyphenyl acetylcarbonyl) ethylchloride, 2- (phenoxyacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (4- fluorophenoxyacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2-(benzyloxyacetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2-(2-phenyl-2-chloroacetylcarbonyl) ethylchloride, 2-(2, 2-diphenyl-2- chloroacetylcarbonyl) ethylchloride and 2-(2-(2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoxy) acetylcarbonyl) ethyl chloride ; halogen substituted acetylcarbonyl compounds such as 3- (phenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2, 2, 2-triphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4- methoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (3, 4- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetyfcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2- bromophenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2-bromo-4, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4- chlorophenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2-chloro-2- phenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4-fluorophenylacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4-methoxyphenyl acetylcarbonyl) propylchloride, 3- (phenoxyacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (4-fluorophenoxyacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (benzyloxyacetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride 3- (2-phenyl-2- chloroacetylcarbonyl) propylchloride, 3- (2, 2-diphenyl-2- chloroacetylcarbonyl) propylchloride and 3- (2- (2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoxy) acetylcarbonyl) propyl chloride ; halogen substituted acetylcarbonyl compounds such as 4- (phenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2, 2-diphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2, 2, 2-triphenyl acetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4- methoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (3, 4- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2, 5-

dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4-(2- bromophenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2-bromo-4, 5- dimethoxyphenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4- chlorophenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2-chloro-2- phenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2-chloro-2, 2- diphenylchloroacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4-fluorophenylacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4-methoxyphenyl acetylcarbonyl) butylchloride, 4- (phenoxyacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (4-fluorophenoxyacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (benzyloxyacetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (2-phenyl-2- chloroacetylcarbonyl) butylchloride, 4- (2, 2-diphenyl-2- chloroacetylcarbonyl) butylchloride and 4- (2- (2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoxy) acetylcarbonyl) butyl chloride ; silyl substituted methyl halogens such as trimethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, triethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, triisobutylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, tri-teff- butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, tri- n-pentylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, triisopentylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, tri-n- octylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, triphenylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, tri- p-methylphenylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, tribenzylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, ethyidimethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, n- butyldimethylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride, diisopropylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride and t-butyldiphenylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl chloride ; silyl substituted ethyl halogens such as 2- (trimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (triethylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2-(triisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl)ethyl chloride, (2-tri-n- butylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (triisobutylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (tri-tert-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (tri-n-pentylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (triisopentylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (tri-n-octylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2-

(triphenylsilyloxycarbonyl)ethyl chloride, 2-(tri-p- methylphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (tribenzylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (ethyldimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride, 2- (n- butyldimethylsilyloxycarbonyl)ethyl chloride, 2-(diisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl)ethyl chloride and 2- (t-butyldiphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) ethyl chloride ; silyl substituted propyl halogens such as 3- (trimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (triethylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (tri-n- propylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (triisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (tri-n-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (triisobutylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (tri-tert-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (tri-n- pentylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (triisopentylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (tri-n- octylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (triphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (tri-p-methylphenylsifyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (tribenzylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3-(ethyidimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3-(n-butyidimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride, 3- (diisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride and 3- (t- butyidiphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) propyl chloride ; silyl substituted butyl halogens such as 4- (trimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4-(triethylsilyloxycarbonyl)butyl chloride, 4-(tri-n-propylsilyloxycarbonyl)butyl- chloride, 4- (triisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (tri-n- butylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (triisobutylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (tri-tert-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (tri-s-butylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (tri-n-pentylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (triisopentylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (tri-n-hexylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (tri-n-octylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (triphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (tri-p-<BR> methylphenylsilyfoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (tribenzylsilyfoxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4-(ethyidimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4-(n- butyidimethylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride, 4- (diisopropylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride and 4-(t-butyldiphenylsilyloxycarbonyl) butyl chloride.

The copolymer according to the present invention may be prepared by polymerising at least one monomer of the structure defined by I, II or IV, and at least one other vinyl polymerisable monomer by using a suitable polymerisation initiator in a suitable polymerisation method.

Suitable polymerisation methods include radical or ionic polymerisation in e. g. solution polymerisation, bulk polymerisation, semibatch polymerisation, coordination polymerisation, suspension polymerisation or emulsion polymerisation.

Polymerisation in a suitable solvent comprises the use of e. g. water; aromatic hydrocarbons such as xylene, white spirit, toluene ; aliphatic hydrocarbons such as hexane and heptane; chlorinated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane, trichloroethane, tetrachloroethane, fluorinated hydrocarbons such as difluoromethane, difluoroethane, trifluoroethane, tetrafluoroethane ; fluorochloro aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons such as chlorofluoromethane, chlorodifluoroethane, parachlorobenzotrifluoride ; ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone ; esters such as methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, test-butyl acetate, ethylene glycol methyl ether acetate; ethers such as ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, dibutyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, benzyl alcohol ; ether alcohols such as butoxyethanol, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, amides such as N- methylpyrrolidone, dimethylformamide ; or solvents such as such as dimethylsulfoxide ; optionally mixtures of the above mentioned solvents.

Suitable radical initiators include peroxides such as benzoyl peroxide, di- tert-butyl peroxide, didecanoyl peroxide and dilauryl peroxide, tert-butyl peroxy-2- <BR> <BR> ethylhexaneoate, tert-butyl peroxypivalate, tert-butyl peroxydiethylacetate, tert- amyl peroxy-2-ethylhexaneoate and 2, 5-dimethyl-2, 5-di (2- ethylhexanoylperoxy) hexane and azo compounds such as 2,2'- azobis (isobutyronitrile) and 2,2'-azobis (2-methylbutyronitrile), usually in concentrations of 0.01 to 5 % by weight of the employed monomer mixture.

The copolymer of the present invention may also be prepared by polymerising at least one monomer defined by the structure i, II or IV and at least one other vinyl polymerisable monomer by using a suitable polymerisation initiator and a suitable chain transfer agent. By using chain transfer agents a

branched or star-shaped structure in which the polymer molecules have three or more polymer chains from the branching point, is obtained.

Suitable chain transfer agents include multifunctional mercaptans such as pentaerythritol tetra (3-mercaptopropionate), trimethylolpropane tri (mercaptopropionate), pentaerythritol tetra (thioglycolate), pentaerythritol tri (thioglycolate) or others as described in W09603465.

The copolymer of the present invention which is prepared from at least one monomer defined by the structure 1, II or IV, has preferably a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 1000 to 200000 g/mole.

A typical antifouling paint according to the invention consists of binders and one or more other components. These binders may be the polymer described above, optionally mixtures of one or more polymers of the type described above, and other binders.

A typical antifouling paint according to the invention may also consist of the polymer described above mixed with other polymers as described in NO 2002 0846.

A typical antifouling paint according to the invention may also consist of the polymer described above in a mixture with other polymers as described in EP1127925.

It will be understood by those familiar with such formulations, that the binder phase may also contain other cobinders such as rosin, plasticisers and others as exemplified below.

Examples of cobinders comprise rosin, rosin derivatives and metal salts of rosin such as tall oil rosin, gum rosin, wood rosin, hydrogenated rosin, fumaric acid gum rosin ester, maleic acid rosin ester, polymerised rosin, dimerised rosin, zinc rosinate, copper rosinate, calcium rosinate, potassium rosinate or others as described in W09744401 and W09615198 ; other cobinders such as castor oil and derivatives of castor oil, linseed oil and derivatives of linseed oil, soybean oil and derivatives of soybean oil, coconut oil and derivatives of coconut oil ; vinyl chloride and copolymers of vinyl chloride ;

styrene copolymers such as styrene/ (meth) acrylate copolymers ; saturated polyesters such as polyvinylacetate ; alkyds and modified alkyds ; hydrocarbon resins such as petroleum fraction condensates.

Examples of plasticisers include chlorinated paraffins ; phthalate such as butyl phthalate and benzyl butyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, dinonyl phthalate and diisodecyl phthalate ; phosphate esters such as tricresyl phosphate, nonyl phenyl phosphate, octyloxy poly (ethyleneoxy) ethyl phosphate, tributoxy ethyl phosphate, isooctyl phosphate and 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate; sulphonamides such as H-ethyl-para-toluenesulphonamide and alkyl-para- toluenesulphonamide ; adipates such as bis (2-ethylhexyl) adipate, diisobutyl adipate and dioctyl adipate; and others such as phosphoric acid triethyl ester, butylstearate, sorbitan trioleate and epoxydised soya (bean) oil.

The other components included in the paint may be biologically active substances, pigments and fillers, surfactants, wetting agents and dispersing agents, drying agents, activators, foam inhibitors, stabilisers, antioxidants, corrosion inhibitors, coalescent agents, thickening agents and antisettling agents, fibres and solvents.

The total binder composition will provide the paint with the necessary self- polishing and broad mechanical properties. In addition it is necessary to use different compounds to control the adherence and growth of fouling organisms.

These biologically active compounds may generally be divided into two groups, viz. inorganic and organic compounds.

Inorganic biologically active compounds include different copper compounds such as oxides, salts, metals and alloys, either used alone or several in combination. Specific examples are copper oxide, copper thiocyanate, metallic copper and metallic copper-nickel. This category also includes barium metaborate.

The organic biologically active compounds include both purely organic and organometallic substances that are extensively used in the antifouling technology

today or that are evaluated for this technology. These are generally used in combination with inorganic compounds to provide improved effect, but may also be used in paints that do not contain these. The most commonly used compounds of this type today are available under the commercial names Copper Omadine, Zinc Omadine/Zinc-Pyrion, Sea-Nine 211, Irgarol 1051, Preventol A4, Preventol A5, Preventol A6/Diuron, Zineb and PK. These and others are listed in the list from the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists Colours Industry (CEPE) 's of antifouling compounds that were available on the European market in 1998 (Utilisation of more"Environmentally Friendly"Antifouling Products, EC project No96/559/3040/DEB/E2, Final Report, July 1999) and these are hereby included as reference.

Organometallic compounds include organocopper, zinc and manganese compounds.

Examples of organocopper compounds include copper pyrithione, oxine copper, copper nonylphenolsulphonate, copper naphthenate, copper acetate, copper bis (ethylenediamine) bisdodecylbenzensulphonate and copper bis (pentachlorophenolate).

Examples of organozinc compounds include zinc pyrithione, zinc dimethyidithiocarbamate, zinc ethylene bis (dithiocarbamate) and manganese ethylene bis (dithiocarbamate) polymer complexed with zinc salt. An example of organomanganese compound is manganese ethylene bis (dithiocarbamate) polymer.

Examples of heterocyclic nitrogenous compounds include 2-methylthio-4- tert-butylamino-6-cyclopropylaminotriazine, 2,3, 5, 6-tetrachloro-4- (methylsulphonyl) pyridine and pyridine triphenylboran.

Examples of heterocyclic sulphur containing compounds includes 4,5- dichloro-2-octyl-3 (2H)-isothiazolone, 1, 2-benzisothiazoline-3-one and 2- (thiocyanomethylthio) benzothiazole.

Examples of urea derivatives include 3- (3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1- dimethylurea.

Examples of amides and imides of carboxylic acids, sulphonic and sulphenic acids include N- (dichlorofluoromethylthio) phthalimide, N, N-dimethyl-N- phenyl (dichlorofluoromethylthio) sulphamide and 1, 1-dichloro-N- ((dimethylamino) sulphonyl)-1-luoro-N-(4-methylphenyl) methane sulphenamide.

Examples of salts or esters of carboxylic acids include 2- ( (3-iodo-2- propynyl) oxo) ethanolphenyl carbamate and 3-iodo-2-propynyl N-butylcarbamate.

Examples of amines include dehydroabiethylamines and coconutdimethylamine.

Examples of substituted benzene include 2,4, 5, 6-tetrachloro-1, 3- benzenedicarbonitrile and 1-((diiodomethyl) sulphonyl)-4-methylbenzene.

Other examples may be tetraalkylphosphonium halogenides and guanidine derivatives.

When the organic and organometallic active compounds are used in combination with inorganic active compounds such as copper oxide, copper thiocyanate and metallic copper, the amount of organic and organometallic compounds become typically lower than when these are used alone.

These organic and organometallic active compounds may also be used in combination with other organic and organometallic active compounds in the absence of inorganic active compounds.

In many antifouling paints the biologically active compounds represent the majority of the pigments. In addition different compounds may be included. These compounds are designated either as pigments or as fillers depending on their refractive index.

An important property of the pigments or the fillers is the degree of water solubility. This applies particularly when considering the selfpolishing antifouling paints based on an hydrolysing binder. Pigments or fillers may be divided in those that are sensitive to water or soluble in water and those that are not sensitive to water or insoluble in water. The first category includes pigments or fillers that are biologically active as mentioned previously. Examples of these include copper oxide and copper thiocyanate. Other pigments or fillers of this category include zinc oxide, silver chloride, silver oxide, calcium fluoride, calcium hydrogenphosphate, calcium phosphate, calcium silicate, iron carbonate, iron carbonyl, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium dihydroxide, magnesium carbonate, manganese carbonate, zinc chromate, zinc carbonate, zinc sulphide. In self- polishing systems, as described herein, such substances may be used to adjust the polishing rate of the paint. These components may be used alone or in combination.

The water insoluble pigments or fillers in this group are comprehensive, and when they are used in self-polishing systems, as described in this patent, they may reduce the polishing rate of the paint. Examples of these include talc, dolomites, calcium carbonate, mica, barium sulphate, kaolin, silica, perlite, magnesium oxide, calcite and quartz powder. Other water insoluble pigments include titanium dioxide, iron oxide, graphite and carbon black. These are generally used in combination with water soluble components.

Examples of surfactants include derivatives of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide such as alkyl phenol ethylene oxide condensates; ethoxylated monoethanol amides of unsaturated fatty acids such as ethoxylated monoethanol amides of linolenic acids; and others such as sodium dodecyl sulphate, alkylphenol ethoxylates and soya lecithin.

Examples of wetting agents and dispersing agents include those that are described in detail in M. Ash and 1. Ash. , Handbook of Paint and Coating Raw Materials, Vol. 1, 1996, Gower Pubf. Ltd. , Great Britain, p. 821-823,849-851.

Examples of drying substances include metal octoates and metal naphthenates; Examples of activators include salicylic acid and benzyl alcohol ; Examples of foam inhibitors include silicone oils and aromatic or aliphatic mineral oils ; Examples of stabilisers to prevent degradation both due to light and heat, include HALS compounds such as 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 2- (5- chloro- (2H)-benzotriazole-2-yl)-4-methyl-6- (tert-butyl) phenol and 2, 4-di-tert-butyl- 6- (5-chlorobenzotriazole-2-yl) phenol ; stabilisers to prevent degradation due to moisture include molecular sieves and water absorbers; Examples of antioxidants include butylated hydroxyanisol, butylated hydroxy toluene, propyl gallate, tocopherols, 2, 5-di-tert-butyl-hydroquinone, L- ascorbic acid; Examples of corrosion inhibitors include aminocarboxylates and metal salts of these, calcium silica phosphate, ammonium benzoate, barium-, calcium-, zinc and magnesium salts of alkyl naphthalene, sulphonic acids, zinc salts of cyanuric acid and 5-nitroisophthalic acids, zinc salts of dodecylnaphthafene sulphonic acid, zinc-and amine complexes of tolyfpropionic acid;

Examples of coalescing agents include glycols, 2-butoxyethanol, 2,2, 4- trimethyl-1, 3-pentandiol monoisobutyrate, diisobutyl esters of adipic-, glutaric- and succinic acid; Examples of thickening agents and antisettling agents include colloidal silica, hydrated aluminium silicate, aluminium tristearate, aluminium monostearate, xanthan gum, salicylic acid, crysolite, fumed silica, unsaturated and hydrogenated castor oil, organomodified clay, polyhydroxy carboxylic acid amides, modified urea and polyamide waxes.

Examples of fibres include natural and synthetic inorganic fibres such as silicone-containing fibres, metal fibres, oxide fibres, mineral fibres; natural and synthetic organic fibres such as cellulose fibres, rubber fibres, acrylic fibres ; or others as described in W00077102.

Examples of solvents includes water; aromatic hydrocarbons such as xylene, white spirit, Solvesso, toluene ; aliphatic hydrocarbons such as hexane and heptane; chlorinated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane, trichloroethane, tetrachloroethane, fluorinated hydrocarbons such as difluoromethane, difluoroethane, trifluoroethane, tetrafluoroethane ; fluorochloro aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons such as chlorofluoromethane, chlorodifluoroethane, parachlorobenzotrifluoride ; ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone ; esters such as methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, tert-butyl acetate, ethylene glycol methyl ether acetate; ethers such as ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, dibutyl ether, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, benzyl alcohol ; ether alcohols such as butoxyethanol, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, amides such as N- methylpyrrolidone, dimethylformamide or solvents such as dimethyl sulfoxide ; optionally mixtures of the above mentioned solvents.

The present invention is described in more detail in the following examples.

Example 1 General synthesis instructions for the preparation of intermediates To a solution of the starting compound with an OH group (100 mmole) in acetone (100 ml) cooled to 20°C, Jones'reagent (150 mmole Cr03 in 13 mi H2SO4) is slowly added with stirring. After completed addition stirring is continued for further 10 hours before acetone is decanted off. The precipitate is washed with ether, and the ether is removed by means of vacuum. The aqueous phase is made basic with aqueous sodium carbonate solution, washed with diethyl ether and acidified with hydrochloric acid before extraction with ethyl acetate. The organic phase is washed with water and dried with magnesium sulphate before evaporating off the solvent by means of vacuum. The crude product may be purified by distillation or recrystallisation.

Example 2 General synthesis instructions for the preparation of intermediates To a solution of the starting compounds with phenolic OH-groups (100 mmole) and with chloro substituted acid chlorides (100 mmole) in dichloromethane (100 ml), triethylamine (100 mmole) is added by means of a dropping funnel with stirring. After stirring for further 5-8 hours the precipitated salt is removed by filtration, and the organic solution is washed with water. The organic phase is dried with magnesium sulphate before the solvent is evaporated under vacuum.

The crude product may be purified by distillation or recrystallisation.

Example 3 General synthesis instructions for the preparation of monomers The acid functional starting compound (1 mole) is dissolved in ethyl acetate together with triethylamine (1 mole). To the mixture the desired chlorosilane compound (1 mole) is added by means of a dropping funnel with stirring. The reaction is continued at 20-80°C for 3-8 hours before the precipitated salt is removed by filtration, and the organic phase is washed once with a saturated sodium carbonate solution and twice with water before drying on magnesium

sulphate, and the solvent is evaporated off with vacuum. The crude product may be purified by distillation.

Example 4 General synthesis instructions for the preparation of monomers The acid functional starting compound (1 mole) is dissolved in dichloromethane together with the desired chlorosilane compound (1 mole). To the mixture the triethylamine (1 mole) is added by means of a dropping funnel with stirring. The stirring is continued at room temperature for 5-8 hours before the precipitated salt is removed by filtration, and the organic phase is washed once with a saturated sodium carbonate solution and twice with water before drying on magnesium sulphate, and the solvent is removed by means of vacuum. The crude product may be purified by distillation or recrystallisation.

Example 5 General synthesis instructions for the preparation of monomers To a solution of chlorinated starting compound (100 mmole) and sodium methacrylate (150 mmole) in acetonitrile, trioctylmethylamine (5 mole-%) is added and refluxed for 6-8 hours over night. The organic phase is washed with water before drying on magnesium sulphate, and the solvent is removed by means of vacuum. The crude product may be purified by distillation or recrystallisation.

Example 6 General synthesis instructions for the preparation of monomer To a solution of chlorinated starting compound (100 mmole) and potassium methacrylate (150mmole) in acetonitrile, crown ether (18-crown-6, 5 mole-%) is added and refluxed for 4-8 hours. The organic phase is washed with water before drying on magnesium sulphate, and the solvent is evaporated off by means of vacuum. The crude product may be purified by distillation or recrystallisation.

Example 7 General synthesis instructions for the preparation of monomer The desired acid functional compound (100 mmole) is dissolved in dichloromethane together with the desired acetyl chloride (100 mmole). To the mixture there is added triethylamine (100 mmole) by means of a dropping funnel under stirring. The stirring is continued over night at 20-50°C, before precipitated salt is filtered off, and the organic phase is washed with water, dried on magnesium sulphate, and the solvent is evaporated off by means of vacuum. The crude product may be purified by distillation or recrystallisation.

Example 8 General synthesis instructions for the preparation of polymers Solvent is charged to a five-necked flask equipped with stirrer, thermometer, adding funnel and cooler, and is heated to the desired temperature, typically 60- 140°C. The desired or a mixture of the desired monomers corresponding to the desired composition is added together with the desired polymerisation initiator dropwise over three hours at the reaction temperature. The polymerisation is continued for further 3 hours before cooling. The copolymer may, if desired, be purified by precipitation in hexane or water.

Example 9 Polymer-analogue reaction; Synthesis of copolymer : Methyl methacrylate/triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl methacrylate Methyl methacrylate (400 mmole) and carboxymethyl methacrylate (100 mmole) are copolymerised according to example 8. After finished polymerisation the polymer is cooled to room temperature, and first triisopropylsilyl chloride (150 mmole) and then triethylamine (150 mmole) are added under stirring. The stirring is continued for further 12 hours at room temperature before precipitating salt is filtered off. The copolymer may be purified by precipitation in hexane or water.

A summary of synthesised intermediates and monomers is given in table 1 and table 2 respectively.

Determination of solids in the polymers The solid in the polymers were determined by weighing a 0.6 0. 1 gram sample before and after exposure at 150°C for 30 minutes.

Determination of the molecular weight distribution in the polymers The molecular weight distribution in the polymers was determined by using gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Tetrahydrofuran (THF) was used as solvent and polystyrene as reference.

A summary of the polymers with the composition (given in mole %) and the measured properties are given in table 3.

Table 1 Synthesis of intermediates mer nemaw ymm5m Intermediate Starting compound according to No. example number 11 Carboxymethyl methacrylate 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate 1 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl 4-methoxyphenol and chloroacetic acid chloride 2 chloride chloride 4-methoxyphenol and 4-chlorobutanoic acid chloride 2 chloride 14 2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde and chloroacetic acid chloride 2 chloride 15 2, 3-dimethylphenoxycarbonylmethyl 4-methoxyphenol and chloroacetic acid chloride 2 chloride 16 2-methylacetylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl acetate and chloroacetic acid 2 chloride chloride Triisopropylsilylcarbonylbutyl chloride triisopropylchlorosilane and 4-chlorobutanoic acid 2 Table 2 Synthesis of monomers syntnests Monomer No. Monomer Starting compound according to example number 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methacrylate 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl 5 M1 Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 1, R1 = Ph (OMe)) chloride and sodium methacrylate 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl methacrylate 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylmethyl M2 Formula ! (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 1, R'= Ph (OMe)) chloride and potassium methacrylate 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl methacrylate 4-methoxyphenoxycarbonylpropyl M3 Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 3, R'= Ph (OMe)) chloride and sodium methacrylate 2-formylphenoxycarbonyllmethyl methacrylate 2-formylphenoxycarbonylmethyl M4 Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 1, R'= Ph (CHO)) chloride and sodium methacrylate 2, 3-dimethylphenoxycarbonyllmethyl methacrylate 2, 3-dimethylphenoxycarbonylmethyl 5 M5 Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 1, R'= Ph (Me) 2) chloride and sodium methacrylate 2-methylacetylphenoxycarbonylmethyl methacrylate 2-methylacetylphenoxycarbonylmethyl M6 Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 1, R'= chloride and sodium methacrylate Ph (CH2COOMe)) triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl methacrylate carboxymethyl methacrylate and M7 Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 1, R'= Si (iPr) 3) triisopropylchlorosilane triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl methacrylate carboxymethyl methacrylate and M8 Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 1, R1 = Si (iPr) 3) triisopropylchlorosilane Synthesis Monomer No. Monomer Starting compound Syntheingis 9 P according to example number M9 triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylethyl acrylate carboxyethyl acrylate and M9 4 Formula I (Y = X = H, n = 2, R'= Si (iPr) 3) triisopropylchlorosilane mio tributylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl methacrylate carboxymethyl methacrylate and M10, 4 Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 1, R'= Si (Bu) 3) tributylchlorosilane tert-butyidiphenylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl carboxymethyl methacrylate and tert- M11 methacrylate 4 butyidiphenylchlorosilane Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 1, R1 = Si (tBu) (Ph) 2) triisopropylsilyloxycarbonylbutyl methacrylate triisopropylsilylcarbonylbutyl chloride M12 5 Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 4, R'= Si (iPr) 3) and sodium methacrylate dimethyl-tert-butylsilyloxycarbonylmethyl carboxymethyl methacrylate and M13 methacrylate 4 dimethyl-teff-butylchlorosilane Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 4, R1 = Si (t-Bu) (Me) 2 M14 trimethylacetoxycarbonylmethyl methacrylate carboxymethyl methacrylate and 7 M14, 7 Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 1, R'= C (O) CMe3) trimethylacetyl chloride M15 benzoyloxycarbonylmethyl methacrylate carboxymethyl methacrylate and 7 M15, 7 Formula I (Y = H, X = CH3, n = 1, R = C (O) Ph) phenylacetyl chloride Table 3. Synthesis of polymers Polymer P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 Monomers (mole-%) mi 20 M2 40 M3 25 25 M4 15 10 M5 25 25 M6 20 Methoxyethyl methacrylate 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 10 2-vinylpyrrolidone 5 5 5 5 5 Methyl methacrylate 70 50 65 60 60 60 70 75 75 Solvent (w-%) Xylene 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 Initiator (mole%) 2, 2'-azobis (isobutyronitrile) 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 Molecular weight (Mw, x1 000) 30 25 44 30 54 20 31 30 65 Synthesis according to example number 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Polymer P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P19 P20 P21 Monomers (mole-%) 11 20 M7 15 M8 15 M9 20 30 M10 12, 5 12, 5 M11 15 20 M12 30 M13 15 20 Methoxyethyl methacrylate 5 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 Methyl methacrylate 80 75 80 70 60 82. 5 77. 5 75 70 60 80 75 Solvent (w-%) Xylene 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 Initiator (mole%) 2, 2'-azobis (isobutyronitrile) 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 1. 0 Molecular weight (Mw, x1000) 19 13-14 16 21 22 18 21 17 26 27 Synthesis according to Example number 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Polymer P22 P23 P24 P25 Monomers (mole-%) M14 5 2,5 M15 5 Methoxyethyl methacrylate 10 10 10 n-Butyl methacrylate 100 Methyl methacrylate 85 87,5 85 Solvent (w-%) Xylene 50 50 0 0 Initiator (mole%) 2,2'-azobis(isobutyronitrile) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 Molecular weight (Mw, x1000) 7 7 8 53 Synthesis according to Example number 8 8 8 8

Example 10 General preparation of antifouling paint A polymer according to the invention, a mixture of polymers according to the invention or polymers according to the invention together with other polymers or binders are mixed together with solvent in a"dissolver". The pigments are added under stirring, and the paint is ground to a fineness < 30 um. The thickening agent (BYK-410) and any biologically active compounds are added after grinding.

Table 4 presents a summary of paint formulations with amounts given I weight %.

Table 4. Paint formulations Example/MF1 MF2 MF3 MF4 MF5 MF6 MF7 MF8 MF9 Ingredient Polymer P1 56. 4 Polymer P2 56. 4 Polymer P3 56. 4 Polymer P4 56. 4 Polymer P5 56. 4 Polymer P6 56. 4 Polymer P7 56. 4 Polymer P8 56. 4 Polymer P9 56. 4 Copper 37. 5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 37.5 thiocyanate Iron oxide Dolomite Zinc oxide Copper oxide BYK-410 0. 5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Xylene 5. 6 5. 6 5. 6 5. 6 5. 6 5. 6 5. 6 5. 6 5. 6 Example/MF10 MF11 MF12 MF13 MF14 MF15 MF16 MF17 Ingredient Polymer P10 33. 3 Polymer P11 33. 3 Polymer P12 33. 3 Polymer P13 33. 3 Polymer P14 33. 3 Polymer P15 33.3 Polymer P16 33. 3 Polymer P17 33. 3 Copper thiocyanate Iron oxide 2. 6 2. 6 2. 6 2. 6 2. 6 2. 6 2. 6 2. 6 Dolomite 1. 7 1. 7 1. 7 1. 7 1. 7 1. 7 1. 7 1. 7 Zinc oxide 28. 8 28.8 28. 8 28.8 28.8 28.8 28. 8 28. 8 Copper oxide 29. 8 29.8 29.8 29. 8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 BYK-410 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 Xylene 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Example/MF18 MF19 MF20 MF21 MF22 MF23 MF24 MF25 Ingredient Polymer P18 33. 3 Polymer P19 33. 3 Polymer P20 33. 3 Polymer P21 33. 3 Polymer P22 56. 4 Polymer P23 56. 4 Polymer P24 56. 4 Polymer P25 56. 4 Copper 37. 5 37.5 37.5 37.5 thiocyanate Iron oxide 2. 6 2. 6 2. 6 2. 6 Dolomite 1. 7 1. 7 1. 7 1. 7 Zinc oxide 28. 8 28. 8 28. 8 28.8 Copper oxide 29. 8 29. 8 29.8 29. 8 BYK-410 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 0. 5 Xylene 3. 3 3. 3 3. 3 3. 3 5. 6 5. 6 5. 6 5. 6 Determination of polishing rates in sea water The polishing rate is determined by measuring the reduction in film thickness of a paint formulation over time. For this test round PVC panels are used. The panels are degreased, and the paint formulations are applied as radial stripes on the panel. After application the films are dried for at least 24 hours. The thickness of the dry films are measured by means of a suitable electronic film thickness gauge. The PVC panels are mounted on a shaft which rotates in a container in which seawater is flowing through. Natural seawater which has been filtered and temperature-adjusted to 252°C, is used. The PVC panels are taken out at regular intervals for measuring the film thickness. The panels are then rinsed with fresh water and allowed to dry at room temperature over night. The film thickness is measured, and the panels are placed back in seawater and rotated.

The polishing results for the antifouling paints are given in table 7. The table illustrates that the antifouling paints according to the invention will provide a satisfactory polishing in seawater, which is the basis for the antifouling properties.

Table 7. Polishing of paint films on a spinning disk in seawater. Paint formulation Polishing rate (pm/year) MF1 30 MF2 31 MF3 26 MF4 29 MF5 25 MF6 26 MF7 38 MF8 16 MF9 25 MF10 44 MF11 36 MF12 60 MF13 99 MF 14 109 MF15 42 MF16 45 MF17 9 MF18 16 MF19 55 MF20 >100 MF21 >100 MF22 18 MF23 23 MF24 6 MF25 0

Determination of antifouling performance in seawater The antifouling performance of formulations with polymers according to the invention against marine organisms was tested by static exposure tests in the outer Oslofjord (Sandefjord, Norway).

For this test test panels of polyvinyl chloride, PVC, (150 x 75 x 3 mm) which in advance had been treated with a commercial primer, were used. Said antifouling paints were applied to the panels with a thickness corresponding to a dry film of 100-150 um. After the antifouling paint had been applied, the panels were dried for at least 48 hours before they were mounted in a frame and submerged in seawater at a depth of 1 metre for four months. After the exposure in seawater had been terminated, the paints were evaluated with respect to their antifouling performance, i. e. how much slime, algae and animals were found on the test panels. The antifouling performance is rated from 0 to 100, where 100 means no fouling on the test panel, while 0 means that the test panel has been completely fouled.

The results from the determination of the antifouling performance in seawater are given in table 8. The table illustrates that the test panels, where the antifouling paints according to the invention had been applied, exhibited an antifouling performance similar to the reference paint with a commercial polymer and were not fouled by animals and algae during this period. The test panels with a reference paint (MF25) without the compounds of the invention demonstrated considerable fouling of algae and mussel. Table 8. Results from testing of antifouling performance by static testing in seawater in Sandefjord, Norway. Antifouling Paint formulation performance MF1 97 MF2 97 MF3 95 MF4 95 MF5 95 MF6 95 MF7 95 MF8 95 MF9 95 MF10 100 MF11 100 MF12 100 MF13 100 MF 14 100 MF15100 MF16 100 MF17100 MF18 100 MF19 100 MF20 100 MF21 100 MF22 95 MF23 97 MF24 97 MF25 20 Commercial product 100