Abstract
A new method to prepare a coumaromethacrylate dye has been devised. The older three‐step route was shortened to a one‐pot, solvent‐free step.
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Acknowledgments
The generous financial support by the Army Research Laboratory is gratefully acknowledged. Thanks to Dr. Geoffrey A. Lindsay (NAWCWD) for advice and encouragement throughout the course of this research. Thanks to Andrew P. Chafin (NAWCWD) for suggestions and corrections during the preparation of this manuscript. Thanks to Chrissy Everett (NAWCWD) for assistance in purchasing reagents and obtaining combustion analysis.