In this study, a novel 2-{[2-(3-thienyl) acetyl] oxy} ethyl2-methylacrylate (HEMAT) monomer was synthesized by esterification reaction of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) with 3- thiophene acetic acid. Homopolymer and random copolymer of HEMAT and methyl methacrylate (MMA) were prepared by bulk polymerization at 65° C using AIBN as an initiator. The polymers were characterized by FT-IR and 1H NMR. PHEMAT and P (MMA- ...