2-Phenylethyl methacrylate serves as a comonomer in free radical copolymerization with 2-phenylethyl acrylate in solution, yielding PEA/PEMA copolymers of varying composition that are studied as soft intraocular lens materials[1]. In ethanolic RAFT dispersion polymerization with poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] macro-CTAs, 2-phenylethyl methacrylate acts as a comonomer for producing block copolymer nanoparticles[2].
