Sulfuric Acid → 2-Propenamide, 2-methyl-, sulfate (1:1)

HRID 328818Notes

Reaction equation

[CH3:1][C:2]([CH3:6])(O)[C:3]#[N:4].[S:7](=[O:11])(=[O:10])([OH:9])[OH:8]>>[S:7]([OH:11])([OH:10])(=[O:9])=[O:8].[C:3]([NH2:4])(=[O:8])[C:2]([CH3:6])=[CH2:1]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 1118Sulfuric Acid

HCID 6406Acetone Cyanohydrin

Product 1

HCID 1201452-Propenamide, 2-methyl-, sulfate (1:1)

Procedure

Methacrylates have been commercially prepared by reacting acetone cyanohydrin and sulfuric acid to form methacrylamide sulfate and then adding water and an alcohol to effect hydrolysis and esterification.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-e75a158ddfda44f8be2aadef179c4ff6
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1977_04
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04018816

Reaction notes

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