Acrylic ester phosphonic acids of general formula (I), stereoisomers thereof
and mixtures of these,
##STR1##
wherein n is 1 or 2, on the condition that for n=1 R1 has the
meaning
##STR2##
and for n=2 R1 has the meaning
##STR3##
R2 is a C1 to C12 alkylene radical, C4-C8
cycloalkylene radical or C7 to C15 alkylene phenylene
radical; R3 is hydrogen, a C1 to C5 alkyl radical
or a C1 to C5 O-alkyl radical; and R4, R5,
independently of each other, each stand for a C1 to C5 alkyl
radical or a C1 to C5 O-alkyl radical.