of this invention is particularly useful in acrylic adhesive compositions and especially solutions of elastomeric or rubber polymers in compatible polymerizable acrylic monomers the polymerizable acrylic monomer may be monofunctional polyfunctional or a combination thereof one class of polymerizable monomers useful in the present compositions correspond to the general formula str6 wherein r is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen methyl ethyl str7 r 39 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen chlorine methyl and ethyl r 34 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen hydroxy and str8 m is an integer equal to at least 1 e g from 1 to 8 or higher and preferably from 1 to 4 inclusive n is an integer equal to at least 1 e g from 1 to 20 or more and monomers useful in this invention and which come within the above general formula include for example ethylene glycol dimethacrylate ethylene glycol diacrylate polyethylene glycol diacrylate tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate diglycerol diacrylate diethylene glycol dimethacrylate pentaerythritol triacrylate trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate and other polyether diacrylates and dimethacrylates the above class of monomers is in essence described in u s pat no 3 043 820 issued jul 10 1962 to r h krieble a second class of.