Abstract
Four N-(hydroxy phenyl) maleamic acids were prepared in high yields (90-95)%via reactionof maleic anhydridewithortho, metaand para amino phenols.Dehydration of the prepared maleamic acids via treatment with acetic anhydrideand pyridineproducedthecorrespondingN-(hydroxyphenyl ) maleimides in good yields (70-80)% .Esterification ofthepreparedimideswithacryloylchlorideinthe presence of triethyl amine gave the corresponding maleimidyl acrylateswhich inturn were polymerized free radically to produce new polyacrylates.The prepared compounds were characterizedbyFTIR, U.V and 1HNMR spectroscopy while thermal stabilityofthepreparedpolymers were investigated by (TG) and (DTA) thermal analysis