CA2256191A1

CA2256191A1 - Urethane di (meth) acrylate derivatives of 1,3-bis (1-isocyanato-1-methylethyl) benzene

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Publication number: CA2256191A1
Application number: CA002256191A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Norbert Moszner; Volker Rheinberger; Urs Karl Fischer; Thomas Volkel
Original assignee: Ivoclar AG
Current assignee: Ivoclar AG
Priority date: 1998-01-28
Filing date: 1998-12-17
Publication date: 1999-07-28
Also published as: JP3182738B2; EP0934926A1; DE19803979C2; JPH11315059A; DE59911817D1; DE19803979A1; EP0934926B1; ATE292113T1

Abstract

The invention relates to urethane di(meth)acrylate derivatives of 1-3-bis(1-isocyanato-1-methylethyl)benzene according to Formula (I) in which R is hydrogen or a straight-chained C1-C8 alkyl radical;
X and Y independently of each other stand for

Description

Urethane di{meth ~acrylate derivatives of 1,3-bis(1-isocyanato-1-methylethyl)benzene The present invention relates to urethane di(meth)acrylate derivatives of 1,3-bis(1-isocyanato-1-methylethyl)benzene and to dental materials on the basis of these substances.
Urethane (meth)acrylates find practical applications inter alia as a constituent of adhesives, coatings and dental materials (R.
Holman ( Pub . ) , U . V , and EB . Curing Formulation for Printing Inks , Coatings and Paints, SITA-Technology, London I984, 27; J.P.
rFOUSSier, J.F. Rabek (Pub.), Radiation Curing in Polymer Science and Technology, Vol. IV, Elsevier Applied Science, London and New York 1993, 387). A monomer which is used particularly frequently in the dental field is 7,7,9-trimethyl-4,13-dioxo-3,14-dioxa-5,12-diazahexadecan-1,16-diyldimethacrylate (UDMA) which is accessible by reaction of one mole of 2,2,4-trimethylhexa-methylene diisocyanate with two moles of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) {cf. e.g. DE 195 44 671).
However, the refractive index of UDMA, at no = 1.483, is clearly different from the refractive index of customary dental filling materials (ca. 1.52 to 1.55), so that UDMA and other aliphatic urethane dimethacrylates are frequently combined with bis-GMA, the addition product of methacrylic acid and bisphenol-A-diglycidyl ether (refractive index no - 1.549) to match the refractive index to the filler (cf. e.g. DE OS 24 11 760). The mechanical properties of the materials can also be improved by the addition of bis-BMA.
Through the matching of the refractive indices, a greater through-curing depth of the dental materials upon photopoly-merization is achieved, but, because of the hydroxyl groups present, bis-GMA encourages the water absorption of the materials, which leads to a reduced durability under moist conditions. Moreover, bis-GMA .frequently contains impurities, which are hard to remove, of bisphenol-A which has a pronounced oestrogenic action.
In addition to UDMA, the use of other di(meth)acrylate urethanes has been described. M.G. Buonocore and C.A. Casciani, New York State Dental Journal 35 ( 1969 ) 135, describe for example addition products of two moles of HEMA and one mole each of 2,4-toluylene diisocyanate, hydrogenated diphenylmethane diisocyanate, naphthalene diisocyanate or hexanemethylene diisocyanate. These are a11 crystalline compounds which can be processed to dental materials only together with liquid monomers.
US-A-4,400,159 discloses urethane diacrylates which are obtained by reaction of aliphatic and aromatic diisocyanates with 3-methacrylol-2-hydroxypropyl esters. However, the substances tend to become discoloured, and the aromatic derivatives are crystal-line compounds . These monomers are preferably combined with bis-GMA.
DE 195 44 671 A1 discloses urethane (meth)acrylates with cyclic carbonate groups which are said to show an increased speed of polymerization and a lower sensitivity to polymerization inhibition by oxygen.

US-A-4,952,241, EP O 254 185 B1, US-A-4,904,750 and EP 0 658 582 A1 disclose prepolymeric (meth)acryl urethane derivatives which can be used above all as flexibilizing monomers or dilution monomers in combination with bis-GMA.
US-A-4,386,912 relates to dental filling materials on the basis of tetrafunctional urethane acrylate monomers, which can be prepared by reaction of glycerol dimethacrylate with aromatic or aliphatic diisocyanates. Aliphatic diisocyanates are preferred as regards the coloration of the cured product.
B. Nabeth, J.F. Gerard, J.P. Pascault, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 60 (1996) 2113, describe the synthesis of polyurethane (meth)-acrylates on the basis of polycaprolactone macrodiols using 1,3-bis(1-isocyanato-1-methylethyl)benzene (TMXDI). Low-molecular-weight urethane di(methacrylate) derivatives on the basis of TMXDI are not known at present.
The object of the invention is to prepare urethane di(meth)-acrylate derivatives capable of flowing and capable of poly-merization, whose refractive index is compatible with that of customary dental filling materials, which do not to tend towards discolorations and which can replace bis-GMA in dental materials without impairing the mechanical properties of the materials.
This object is achieved by urethane di(meth)acrylate derivatives of 1,3-bis(1-isocyanato-1-methylethyl)benzene according to Formula (I), R R

N N~O~X
O ' ' ~ '~O
in which R is hydrogen or a straight-chained C1-C8 alkyl radical, preferably hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl or hexyl, quite particularly preferably hydrogen or methyl and X and Y independently of each other stand for -HC~R -R4 O-OC
~r g ~ RO-OC R
E R-Z-W-C H2- i H-C H2-O-OC
~r SR
preferably -HC~R or -R4 0-OC

RO-OC . R
in which R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted C6- to C12- aryl or C~-to C16- alkyl aryl or C~- to C1z- aryl alkyl radical and RZ is hydrogen, a C1- to CS- alkyl or a substituted or unsub-stituted C6- to C12- aryl radical;
R3 is hydrogen or a methyl radical and R4 is a C1- to C8- alkylene radical which can be interrupted by oxygen atoms, or is a phenylene radical;
RS is hydrogen or a methyl radical, R6 is a substituted or unsubstituted C6- to C12- aryl or C~-to C16- alkyl aryl or C~- to C1z- aryl alkyl radical, Z is -CO- or a chemical bond and W stands for oxygen, sulphur or NR', whereby R' is hydrogen or a straight-chained C1- to C6- alkyl rad-ical.

R and R' preferably have the same meaning.
The aromatic groups both of the aryl and of the alkyl aryl radicals can be singly or repeatedly, preferably singly, substituted. Preferred substituents are halogen, in particular bromine, -OCH3, -OH, -CN, -CH3, -C2H5, -N02, -COOH and -COOCH3.
Preferred C~- to C12- aryl alkyl radicals are benzyl, oc methyl benzyl, ~,cx-dimethylbenzyl and ~c,oc-diethylbenzyl, in particular benzyl.
Preferred definitions which can be chosen independently of one another are:
R1 hydrogen or -CH3, R2 -CH3, -C2H5, a benzyl or phenyl radical, R3 hydrogen or a methyl radical, R4 an ethylene, propylene, triethylene, butylene or phenylene radical, RS a methyl radical, R6 a benzyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl radical, W oxygen, sulphur or NH, Z -CO- or a chemical bond and/or R' hydrogen.
Quite particularly preferred definitions which can be chosen independently of each other are:
R1 hydrogen, R2 hydrogen, a benzyl or phenyl radical, R3 a methyl radical, R4 an ethylene, triethylene or propylene radical, RS a methyl radical, R6 a benzyl radical, W oxygen, Z -CO- and/or R' hydrogen.

_ Furthermore, urethane di(meth)acrylate derivatives in which X and Y have the same meaning are preferred.
Particularly preferred urethane di(meth)acrylate derivatives are:
10 /O O HN ~ NH O O
O ~ . ~ O
~O O HN ~ NH O O~
O ~ O
O O HN ~ NH O O
O ~ ~ O O
O H ~ NH O
a O ~ ~ O
I
O O HN ~ NH O
O
O O
O HN ~ NH O
O
O

O O HN ~ NH
.o ~~~~N~

Br . Br II n II
O HN%~NH 0~~
is ~~ ~~' Y Y
o i n i o N/~\ / \N1i 0~
20 ~ o 0' 'HN /~~NH' /0\ ~Q
zs O
p I ~ O
O N O N
O~ ~ O
O O
O
O
HN NH O O

_ $ _ o ~ O
O\ /HN NH\ 'O
O
O O
co-o o-oc HC-0 HN ~ NH O-CH
CH2 ~ ~ Cf-;2 O O O O
C O-O . o--OC
Hz C H2 HC-0 H ~ NH O-CH
C H2 ~ ~ ~ C HZ
H-N O ~ N-H
co-o a-oc ~H2 CH2 HC-O HN ~ NH ~O-CH
a CH2 ~ ~ ~ CH2 S S

- 9 _ H2 C Hz HC-0 HN ~ NH O-CH
v CH2 ~ ~ ~ CH2 D O O

C 0-0 . 0-OC
Hz C H2 HC-0 HN ~ NH O-CH
CHz ~ ~ ~ ~ CHZ
O O
i i o c=0 0=c C 0-0 Q-.OC
~H2 ~ CH2 02N CH2 ~ ~ ,~ ~ CH2 N02 ~ O O
2 5 ~ ~=0 O=C
c o-0 o-oc ~Hz ~ CH2 w/
C H2 ~ ~~ ~ C H2 D O O
C H2--C=O O=C-C HZ

Furthermore, compounds according to Formula I in which R and R3, independently of each other, are hydrogen or methyl and R4 is ethylene or propylene are particularly preferred.
The urethane di(meth)acrylate derivatives according to the invention of formula (I) can be prepared by reaction of com mercial 1,3-bis(1-isocyanato-1-methylethyl)benzene (TMXDI) with corresponding hydroxy(meth)acrylates X-OH or Y-OH and optionally subsequent alkylation of the formed adducts for example with a dialkyl sulphate.
1.) X-OH O N ~ N O, O=C= N=C=O ~~' \ 2.} Y-OH
TMXDI - H2S04 ' (RO)S02 r R
~O~N . N~O~X
IO I IO
The preparation of the hydroxy(meth)acrylates X-OH and Y-OH can take place in a manner known per se (cf. e.g. C. Ferri, Reaktionen der organischen Synthese (Organic Synthesis Reac-tions], G. Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 1978). The Baylis-Hillman reaction, catalysed by tertiary amines, of acrylates with aldehydes according to the reaction equation ~ + 2R-C ~O ~ OH-HC~
'Rp-OC ~H
~ R O-OC

in which Rl and RZ have the meaning given above, is preferred.
For example, 2-hydroxymethyl acrylic acid benzyl ester can be prepared by reaction of acrylic acid benzyl ester with formal-dehyde:
Concrete example:
C H2-O-OC~ O C H2-O-OC

Further preferred is the unstoichiometric esterification of dihydroxy compounds with (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrylic acid chloride according to the reaction equation - U H H O-R4 o-oc HO-R-OH +
sR sR
(U: CI or OH) in which R3 and R4 have the meaning given above and U = C1 or is OH. For example, 4-hydroxyphenyl methacrylate is accessible by reaction of hydroquinone with methacrylic acid chloride:
Concrete example:
O H + C F-OC _~ H 0-OC

Moreover, the synthesis of suitable hydroxy(meth)acrylates can take place by reaction of glycidyl {meth)acrylate with O-nucleophilic reagents, such as alcohols, phenols or carboxylic acids according to the reaction equation 6 R-Z-O-H + C \2 C H-C H2-O-OC
O
R

. O.H
R
in which R5 and R6 have the meaning given above. For example, 1-benzylcarbonyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate can be obtained by reaction of phenylacetic acid with glycidyl methacrylate:
Concrete example:
2 0 O C HZ-C O-OH + C \2 C H-C H2-O-OC
O

r OH
HsC
The urethane di(meth)acrylate derivatives according to the invention are suitable in particular for the production of polymers, adhesives and dental materials, such as filling composites, dental adhesives and fixing cements, with the urethane di(meth)acrylates acting as crosslinkers.
Derivatives with a refractive index of no - 1.50 to 1.60, in particular 1.50 to 1.55, are preferred for the production of dental materials.

For the polymerization, the compounds according to the invention are mixed with initiators for radical polymerization and optionally additional radically polymerizable monomers and fillers plus other auxiliaries.
Suitable initiators are described for example in the Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Vol . 13, Wiley-Intersci . Pub . , New York etc. 1988, p. 754 et seq. Preferred initiators for cold polymerization are azo compounds such as azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) or azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) or peroxides, such as dibenzoyl peroxide, dilauroyl peroxide, tert.-butyl peroctoate, tert.-butyl perbenzoate or di-(tert.-butyl) peroxide.
Benzpinacol and 2,2'-Di(C1-C8-alkyl)benzpinacols in particular are suitable as initiators for hot curing.
Suitable photoinitiators for the UV or visible range are described by J.P. Foussier, J.F. Rabek (Pub.), Radiation Curing in Polymer Science and Technology, Vol. II, Elsevier Applied Science, London and New York 1993, pages 155 to 237. Preferred photoinitiators are benzoin ethers, dialkyl benzil ketals, dialkoxyacetophenones, acylphosphinic oxides, oc-diketones, such as 10-phenanthrenequinone, diacetyl, furil, anisil, 4,4'-dichlorobenzil and 4,4'-dialkoxybenzil and camphor quinone.
Dibenzoyl peroxide, camphor quinone or acylphosphinic oxides are particularly suitable for the production of dental materials.
Difunctional crosslinker monomers are preferred as additional radically polymerizable monomers, with crosslinking bi- or higher-functional acrylates and methacrylates, such as for example UDMA, di- or triethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate (TEGDMA), decanediol di(meth)acrylate, trimethylol propane tri(meth)-acrylate, pentaerythritol tetra(meth)acrylate, butanediol (di)-methacrylate, 1,10-decanediol di(meth)acrylate diol di(meth)acrylate above a11 being suitable for producing adhesives or dental materials. These monomers are accessible by esterification of (meth)acrylic acid with suitable diols.
Organic as well as inorganic particles and fibres are suitable as fillers. Preferred inorganic fillers for producing dental materials are amorphous, spherical materials on the basis of mixed oxides from Si02, Zr02 and/or TiOz with an average particle size of 0.005 to 2.0 um, preferably of 0.1 to 1 Vim, as are disclosed for example in DE-PS 32 47 800, microfine fillers, such as pyrogenic silica or precipitation silica, as well as macro-or mini-fillers, such as quartz, glass ceramic or glass powder with an average particle size of 0.5 to 20 um, as well as X-ray-opaque fillers, such as ytterbium trifluoride. The term mini-fillers is taken to mean fillers with a particle size of 0.5 to 1.5 Vim, and the term macro-fillers to mean fillers with a particle size of 10 to 20 um.
Glass, polyamide or carbon fibres can also be used as fillers.
Suitable reinforcing fibres are described for example in the "Taschenbuch der Kunststoff-Additive", R. Gachter, H. Miiller, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich and Vienna 1990, pages 617 to 662.
The compositions according to the invention can also if needed contain other auxiliaries such as solvents, in particular water, ethyl acetate or ethanol, stabilizers, W absorbers, dyestuffs, pigments and/or slip agents. The term stabilizers is taken to mean substances which prevent premature polymerization and thus above a11 increase the storage stability of monomer mixtures and composites without however impairing the properties of the cured materials. Preferred stabilizers are hydroquinone monomethyl-ether (MEHQ) and 2,6-di-tert.-butyl-4 methylphenol (BHT).
Dental materials preferably have the following composition:

1 to 99 wt.-~, preferably 10 to 80 wt.-~ and particularly preferably 20 to 70 wt.-~s of one or more urethane di(meth)acrylates, 0 to 80 wt.-$, preferably 0 to 60 wt.-~ and particularly preferably 0 to 50 wt.-~ of one or more other radically polymerizable monomers, 0 to 90 wt.-$ fillers and 0.01 to 5 wt.-$, preferably 0.01 to 2 wt.-$ of an initiator fox radical polymerization.
The filler content is crucially determined by the intended use and is preferably 0 to 20 wt.-$ in the case of adhesives, preferably 20 to 60 wt.-~ in the case of cements and 50 to 85 wt.-~ in the case of filling composites.
The proportion of the other auxiliaries usually lies in the range from 100 ppm to 1.0 wt.-~ in each case, and in the case of dyestuffs and pigments, depending on colouring capacity, also in the range from 10 ppm up to 1.0 wt.-~.
The dental materials according to the invention preferably contain no bis-GMA, but have mechanical properties which correspond in every respect to those of materials containing bis-GMA. Under moist conditions, the materials according to the invention display clearly better mechanical properties than the materials containing bis-GMA.
The urethane di(meth)acrylate derivatives according to the invention are moreover also suitable for the production of other medical or technical, radically curing adhesives, cements and composites, such as for example surgical bone cements, contact lenses, adhesives for optical parts, UV-curable lacquers, coatings and covering materials and also matrix resins for composite materials.
The invention is explained in more detail in the following with reference to embodiments.
Example 1 Synthesis of TMXUDEMA
1,3-bis-(2-aza-1,1,9-trimethyl-3;8-dioxo-4,7-dioxa-9-decen-1-yl)-benzene O O
o~o~rrH ~ rrH~o~o w I
o ~ ~ o TMXUDEMA
90.7 g (371 mmol) of TMXDI were added dropwise within 30 minutes to 101.1 g (742 mmol) of HEMA and 0.19 g of dibutyltin dilaurate (Metatin 812, Acima). After 36 hours' stirring at 70~C the iso-cyanate had completely reacted off (reaction monitoring by means of IR spectroscopy) . 300 ml of methylene chloride were added and the reaction mixture washed twice with 200 ml of NaOH each time and three times with l00 ml of water each time. The methylene chloride phase was dried with sodium sulphate and the solvent evaporated off, after the addition of 80 mg of hydro-quinone monomethyl ether (MEHQ), at the rotation evaporator at ca. 250 mbar. 169 g (88o yield) of a colourless, highly viscous liquid (nozs - 1.5120) with a shearing viscosity (23~C) of 860 Pa~s were obtained.

IR (film): 3361 (s), 2976 (s), 1714 (s), 1637 (m), 1504 (s), 1384 (s), 1174 (s), 1043 (m) and 944 (m) cm-1.
1H-NMR ( 400 MHz, CDC13 ) : 7 . 43 and 7 . 27 (m, 4H, aromatic ) ; 6 . 13 and 5.77 (2 s, 4 H, =CHZ); 5.29 (br, 2 H, NH); 4.24-4.40 (br, 8 H, OCHZCH20 ) ; 1. 9 5 ( s , 6H =C-CH3 ) and 1 . 6 6 ( s , 12 H, CH3 ) ppm .
Example 2 Synthesis of TMXUDPMA
1,3-bis-(2-aza-1,1,5,9-tetramethyl-3,8-dioxo-4,7-dioxa-9-decen-1-yl)-benzene O
O ~ ~O \
O NH ~ ~ ,~NH O
O \ O
TMXUDPMA
55.0 g (225 mmol) of TMXDI were added dropwise within 10 minutes to 68.3 g (450 mmol) of 95% hydroxypropyl methacrylate and 0.1 g of Metatin 812. After 3 days' stirring at 60~C the isocyanate had completely reacted off (reaction monitoring by means of IR
spectroscopy). The reaction mixture was reacted with 200 ml of methylene chloride and washed twice with 100 ml of NaOH each time and three times with 100 ml of water each time. The methylene chloride phase was dried with sodium sulphate and the solvent evaporated off, after the addition of 80 mg of MEHQ, at the rotation evaporator at ca. 250 mbar. 106 g (88% yield) of a colourless, highly viscous liquid (no25 = 1.50l8) with a shearing viscosity (23~C) of 1665 Pa~s were obtained.

IR (film): 3366 (m), 2980 (s), 1719 (s), 1637 (m), 1521 (s), 1458 (s), 1296 (m), 1248 (s), 1172 (s) and 1088 (m) cm-1.
1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDC13): 10.86 (br, 2 H, NH); 7.26 and 7.22 (m, 4H, aromatic); 6.22 and 5.69 (2 s, 4 H, =CH2); 5.00 (m, ', OCH);
4.09 - 4.29 (m, ', OCHZ); 1.93 (s, 6 H =C-CH3); 1.62 (s, 12 H, CH3) and 1.32 (d, ', CHC~) ppm (with E' 0 12 H) .
Example 3 Composites on the basis. of TMKUDEMA and TMXUDPMA
Three composite pastes K-1 to K-3 with the compositions shown in Table I (all figures in wt.-$) were prepared in a planetary kneader (type LPM 2SP, Linde) and deaerated at 200 mbar for ten minutes.
Composition K-3 contains bis-GMT instead of the urethane di(meth)acrylate derivatives according to the invention and serves as a comparative example.
To determine the mechanical properties, testpieces (2 mm x 2 mm x 20 mm) were formed from the pastes and cured by 6 minutes' exposure to light with a dental radiation source (Spektramat, Vivadent, ~, = 400 to 500 nm). The polymerization shrinkage (AV) was calculated from the difference between the paste and composite densities determined by gas pyknometry, and the bending strength (BS), the bending E-modulus (BEM) were determined according to ISO standard 4049 (1988). For this, the testpieces were stored dry at 37~C for 24 hours or for 24 hours or 7 days in water (WS) or boiled for 24 hours in deionized water (B). The results of the studies are listed in Table II.

Table I
Composition of the composite pastes (wt.-%) Com onent K-1 K-2 K-3a~

TMXUDEMA 7.59 - -TMXUDPMA - 7.59 -bis-GMA - - 7.59 UDMA 6.72 6.72 6.72 TEGDMA 3.64 3.64 3.64 Ytterbium fluoride 14.89 14.89 14.89 Rhone-Poulenc Barium glass b' 51.61 51.61 51.61 Spharosil ~ c 14.39 14.39 l4.39 AEROSIL ~ OX-50 d~ 1.00 1.00 1.00 Hydroquinone meth 1 ether 0.02 0.02 0.02 Camphor uinone 0.05 0.05 0.05 N-(2-cyanoethyl-N-methyl- 0.09 0.09 0.09 aniline a) comparative example b) silanized barium aluminium silicate glass powder (Schott), proportion with a grain size < 7 Vim: 99%
c) Si02-Zr02 mixed oxide (Tokoyama Soda), secondary grain size < 7~m d) silanized pyrolysis silica (Degussa) Table II
Mechanical properties of the cured composite materials Pro ert K-1 K-2 K-3a~

~V vol.-~ -2.9 -2.8 -2.8 BS, d MPa 141 120 116 BS, 24 h WS MPa 153 145 140 BS, 7 d WS MPa 147 144 121 BS, 24 h B MPa 143 129 l23 I BEM, dr GPa 13.14 13.62 12.13 BEM, 24 h WS GPa 12.40 12.56 l1.44 BEM, 7 d WS GPa 12.58 11.66 11.63 BEM, 24 h B GPa 12.92 1l.52 10.56 a) Comparative example

Claims

1. Urethane di(meth)acrylate derivative of 1,3-bis(1-iso -cyanato-1-methylethyl)benzene according to Formula (I), in which R is hydrogen or a straight-chained C1-C8 alkyl radical, X and Y independently of each other stand for in which R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted C6- to C12- aryl, C7-to C16- alkyl aryl or C7- to C12- aryl alkyl radical, R2 is hydrogen, a C1- to C5- alkyl or a substituted or unsubstituted C6- to C12- aryl radical, R3 is hydrogen or a methyl radical, R4 is a C1- to C8- alkylene radical which can be interrupted by oxygen atoms, or a phenylene radical, R5 is hydrogen or a methyl radical, R6 is a substituted or unsubstituted C6- to C12- aryl, C7-to C16- alkyl aryl or C7- to C12- aryl alkyl radical, Z is -CO- or a chemical bond and W stands for oxygen, sulphur or NR7, whereby R7 is hydrogen or a straight-chained C1- to C6- alkyl radical, with the proviso that when R is hydrogen and R4 is dimethylene, R3 is not methyl.

2. Urethane di(meth)acrylate derivative according to Claim 1, characterized in that X and Y independently of each other stand for or~~

3. Urethane di(meth)acrylate derivative according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the aryl groups are singly or repeatedly substituted by halogen, -OCH3, -OH, -CN, -CH3, -C2H5, -NO2, -COOH and/or -COOCH3.

4. Urethane di(meth)acrylate derivative according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that X and Y are the same.

5. Urethane di(meth)acrylate derivative according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that R is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl or hexyl, R1 hydrogen or -CH3, R2 -CH3, -C2H5, a benzyl or phenyl radical, R3 hydrogen or a methyl radical, R4 an ethylene, propylene, triethylene, butylene or phenylene radical, R5 a methyl radical, R6 a benzyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl radical, W oxygen, sulphur or NH, Z -CO- or a chemical bond and/or R7 is hydrogen.

6. Urethane di(meth)acrylate derivative according to Claim 5, characterized in that R1 is hydrogen, R2 hydrogen, a benzyl or phenyl radical, R3 a methyl radical, R4 an ethylene, propylene or triethylene radical, R5 a methyl radical, R6 a benzyl radical, W oxygen, Z -CO- and/or R7 is hydrogen.

7. Process for the production of a urethane di(meth)acrylate derivative according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that 1,3-bis(1-isocyanato-1-methylethyl)benzene is reacted with hydroxy(meth)acrylates according to the formulae X-OH or Y-OH, X and Y having the given meaning, and the reaction product is optionally then alkylated.

8. Composition containing a urethane di(meth)acrylate derivative according to one of Claims 1 to 6.

9. Composition according to Claim 7, characterized in that it contains 1 to 99 % of one or more urethane di(meth)acrylate derivatives according to one of Claims 1 to 6;
0 to 80 % of one or more radically polymerizable mono mers;
0 to 90 % fillers; and 0.01 to 5 % of an initiator for the radical polymerization plus further auxiliaries where necessary.

10. Composition according to Claim 9, characterized in that it contains 20 to 70 % of one or more urethane di(meth)acrylate derivatives according to one of Claims 1 to 6;
0 to 80 % of one or more radically polymerizable monomers;
0 to 85 % fillers; and/or 0.01 to 2 % of an initiator for the radical polymerization plus further auxiliaries where necessary.

11. Composition according to Claim 9 or 10, characterized in that it contains, as radically polymerizable monomers, one or more bi- or higher-functional acrylates and/or methacrylates.

12. Composition according to Claim 11, characterized in that it contains 7,7,9-trimethyl-4,13-dioxo-3,14-dioxa-5,12-diaza-hexadecan-1,16-diyldimethacrylate, di-or triethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate (TEGDMA), decanediol di(meth)acrylate, trimethylol propane tri(meth)acrylate, pentaerythritol tetra(meth)acrylate, 1,10-decanediol di(meth)acrylate and/or 1,12-dodecanediol di(meth)acrylate.

13. Composition according to one of Claims 9 to 12, characterized in that it contains, as filler, amorphous spherical materials on the basis of mixed oxides from SiO2, ZrO2 and/or TiO2, pyrogenic silica, precipitation silica, quartz, glass ceramic or glass powder and/or ytterbium fluoride.

14. Composition according to one of Claims 9 to 13, characterized in that it contains, as initiator, azobis(isobutyro-nitrile), azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid), dibenzoyl peroxide, dilauroyl peroxide, tert.-butyl peroctoate, tert.-butyl perbenzoate, di-(tert.-butyl)-peroxide, benzpinacol, a 2,2'-di(C1-C$-alkyl)benzpinacol, a benzoin ether, a dialkyl benzil ketal, dialkoxyacetoph-enone, acylphosphinic oxide, 9,10-phenanthrenequinone, diacetyl, furil, anisil, 4,4'-dichlorobenzil, 4,4'-dialkoxybenzil and/or camphor quinone.

15. Composition according to one of Claims 9 to 14 for use as dental material.

16. Use of a urethane di(meth)acrylate derivative according to one of Claims 1 to 6 for the production of radically curable adhesives, cements or composites.

17. Use according to Claim 16 for the production of dental materials.

18. Use according to Claim 16 for the production of surgical bone cements, contact lenses, adhesives for optical parts, UV-curable lacquers, coatings and covering materials, matrix resins and composite materials.