The invention discloses a compound represented by the following formula: R is hydrogen or alkyl; X is alkylene; Y is bond, ether, thioether, amine, amide, ester, thioester, carbonate, thiocarbonic acid Ester, carbamate, thiocarbamate, urea, thiourea, alkylene, arylalkylene, alkylarylene, or arylene, wherein alkylene, arylalkylene , alkylarylene, and arylene are optionally replaced by ether, thioether, amine, amide, ester, thioester, carbonate, thiocarbonate, carbamate, thiocarbamate, urea , or at least one of thiourea for at least one of insertion or termination; and Z is acrylate, methacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylamide, styryl, or a compound having at least three carbon atoms terminal alkenyl. Compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of determining the degree of cure of curable polymeric resins are also disclosed.