Copolymers for intraocular lens systems

1. A copolymer comprising:

an acrylate recurring unit; and

an optionally substituted vinylaryl recurring unit;

wherein a portion of at least one of the recurring units comprises a vinyldialkylsiloxy pendant group, and further wherein the copolymer is prepared by a process comprising reacting

monomer 1a, monomer 2, and monomer 3a; and

monomer 4 or monomer 5a;

wherein monomer 1a represents about 20% to about 70% of the total weight of all monomers present in the process and is represented by a formula:

monomer 2 represents about 10% to about 40% of the total weight of all monomers present in the process and is represented by a formula:

monomer 3a represents about 5% to about 40% of the total weight of all monomers present in the process and is represented by a formula:

monomer 4 is represented by a formula:

and

monomer 5a represents about 1% to about 20% of the total weight of all monomers present in the process and is represented by a formula:

and

R 1 and R 2 are independently C 1-12 alkyl or optionally substituted phenyl;

X is C 1-4 alkyl;

Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 are independently H or C 1-4 alkyl;

Ph 1 and Ph 2 are independently optionally substituted phenyl;

each R 3 and each R 4 is independently C 1-4 alkyl or

and

each R 5 and each R 6 is independently C 1-4 alkyl;

R 7 is a covalent bond or C 1-6 alkyl; and

R 8 is C 1-6 alkyl.

2. The copolymer of claim 1 , comprising the following recurring units:

wherein R a is optionally substituted C 1-12 alkyl, -Ph a , —O-Ph a , —R b -Ph a , or —R b —O-Ph a , wherein Ph a is optionally substituted phenyl, and R b is optionally substituted C 1-4 alkyl;

X o is H or C 1-4 alkyl;

Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 are independently H or C 1-4 alkyl;

Ar 1 and Ar 2 independently an optionally substituted aromatic group or an optionally substituted heteroaromatic group;

each R 3 and each R 4 is independently C 1-4 alkyl or

each R 5 and each R 6 is independently C 1-4 alkyl;

R 7 is a covalent bond or C 1-6 alkyl; and

R 8 is C 1-6 alkyl.

3. The copolymer of claim 2 , comprising the following recurring units:

wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently C 1-12 alkyl or optionally substituted phenyl;

X is C 1-4 alkyl; and

Ph 1 and Ph 2 are independently optionally substituted phenyl.

4. A copolymer comprising:

an acrylate recurring unit; and

an optionally substituted vinylaryl recurring unit;

wherein a portion of at least one of the recurring units comprises a vinyldialkylsiloxy pendant group, wherein the copolymer comprises the following recurring units:

R 1 and R 2 are independently C 1-12 alkyl or optionally substituted phenyl;

X is C 1-4 alkyl;

Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 are independently H or C 1-4 alkyl;

Ph 1 and Ph 2 are independently optionally substituted phenyl;

each R 3 and each R 4 is independently C 1-4 alkyl or

each R 5 and each R 6 is independently C 1-4 alkyl;

R 7 is a covalent bond or C 1-6 alkyl; and

R 8 is C 1-6 alkyl.

5. A copolymer comprising:

an acrylate recurring unit; and

an optionally substituted vinylaryl recurring unit;

wherein a portion of at least one of the recurring units comprises a vinyldialkylsiloxy pendant group, wherein the copolymer is prepared by a process comprising:

reacting:

monomer 1a, monomer 2, and monomer 3a; and

monomer 4 or monomer 5 a;

wherein monomer 1a is represented by a formula:

monomer 2, is represented by a formula:

monomer 3a is represented by a formula:

monomer 4 is represented by a formula:

and

monomer 5 a represented by a formula:

and

R 1 and R 2 are independently C 1-6 alkyl;

X is methyl or ethyl;

Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 are independently hydrogen or methyl;

Ph 1 and Ph 2 are unsubstituted phenyl;

each R 3 and each R 4 is independently vinyldimethylsiloxy or methyl;

each R 5 and each R 6 is independently methyl or ethyl;

R 7 is —CH 2 —, or —CH 2 CH 2 —; and

R 8 is —(CH 2 ) 3 —or —(CH 2 ) 4 —.