Vinyl ester

{{see also|Vinyl ester resin}}

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Vinyl ester refers to esters formally derived from vinyl alcohol. Commercially important examples of these monomers are vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, and vinyl laurate.{{cite encyclopedia|author=G. Roscher|title=Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry|chapter=Vinyl Esters|encyclopedia=Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology|year=2007|publisher=Wiley-VCH|location=Weinheim|doi=10.1002/14356007.a27_419|isbn=978-3527306732}}