“…Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra of A, itaconic acid (IA), B, diallyl itaconate (DAI), and C, trifunctional epoxy resin (TEIA) [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]In the 1 H-NMR spectra of DAI, the characteristic peaks of protons 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, and 14 on the double bonds CH 2 CH─CH 2 ─ backbone are observed at 5.10 to 5.24 and 5.75 to 5.84 ppm; the peaks of other protons 8 and 9 on the double bond CH 2 C─ at 5.64 to 6.25 ppm; other peak of protons 4, 5, 10, and 11 on the C-atom next to the terminal double bond CH 2 CH─ at 4.45 to 4.55 ppm; and the peaks of protons 6 and 7 on the C-atom between the pendant CH 2 C─ and CH 2 ─COO─ at 3.27 ppm 44,45. After epoxidation of DAI, all proton peaks of TEIA spectra disappeared except the characteristic peak of protons 1 to 3, 8, 9, and 12 to 14 on the glycidyl epoxides CH 2 ─(O)─CH and pendant epoxide (CH 2 (O)─C─); protons 6 and 7 on the C-atom between the pendent epoxide and ester bond (CH 2 ─(O)─C─CH 2 ─COO─) at 2.64 to 3.25 ppm; and peak of the protons 4, 5, 10, and 11 observed at 3.92 to 4.04 and 4.42 to 4.52 ppm, which confirmed the chemical structure of TEIA 35,37.…”