To obtain ultraviolet stabilizing polymers, 2-hydroxy-4-acryloyloxybenzophenone was prepared from 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone and copolymerized with styrene. Copolymers containing three different amounts of ultraviolet absorber were prepared. These copolymers, unstabilized pure polystyrene and a series of stabilized polystyrene, were exposed to ultraviolet, and the ultraviolet stability of these polymers was compared by the relative amount of infrared absorption around 1700 cm−1due to the carbonyl group. Ultraviolet stability of the copolymers is very similar to that of blend polymers and is higher than that of unstabilized pure polystyrene.