Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a compound having a (meth)acryloyl group that is suitably used in various applications, a process for producing such compound simply and under mild conditions, and an useful photo-curable composition and aqueous photo-curable composition comprising such compound. The present invention is related to a process for producing a compound having a (meth)acryloyl group which comprises reacting a compound having both a (meth) acryloyl group and a vinyl ether group with a compound having at least two functional groups capable of an addition reaction with said vinyl ether group, and to a compound having a (meth)acryloyl group which is obtained by an addition reaction of a functional group of a compound (A) having at least two functional groups and the vinyl ether group of a compound (B) having both a (meth)acryloyl group and a vinyl ether group, said functional groups of said compound (A) being selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group and a thiol group.