Methacrylic Acid → Methacrylate maleate

HRID 986073Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 986073 reaction equation
[C:1]1(=[O:7])[O:6][C:4](=[O:5])[CH:3]=[CH:2]1.C([O:12]OC(C)(C)C)(C)(C)C.C(OCCCC)(=O)C.[C:26]([OH:31])(=[O:30])[C:27]([CH3:29])=[CH2:28]>O>[C:26]([O-:31])(=[O:30])[C:27]([CH3:29])=[CH2:28].[C:1]([O-:6])(=[O:7])/[CH:2]=[CH:3]\[C:4]([O-:12])=[O:5]

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 4093Methacrylic AcidHCID 7923Maleic AnhydrideHCID 8033Di-tert-butyl peroxideHCID 31272Butyl Acetate

Product 1

HCID 86738935Methacrylate maleate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent

Conditions

Temperature
120 °C

Procedure

To a 4-neck, 500 ml round bottom flask equipped as in Example 1 were added 50 g (0.51 mole) maleic anhydride, 8.0 g di-t-butyl peroxide and 150 g n-butyl acetate. The reaction system was purged with nitrogen and heated to reflux (about 120° C.). Once at reflux, 44 g (0.51 mole) methacrylic acid was added continuously to the solution over a 1-hour period. Reflux was maintained for an additional 7 hours. Then 220 g of water was added to the polymerization solution and the resulting mixture was held at about 90° C. for 1 hour. Agitation was stopped, the layers were allowed to separate, and the upper organic layer was decanted. The lower aqueous layer was reheated to and held at reflux (100° C.) for 6 hours, then atmospherically distilled to removed about 100 g of distillate and produce a 43 weight percent aqueous solution of homogeneous hydrolyzed methacrylate/maleate copolymer in 92 weight percent yield.

Workup

  1. customTo a 4-neck, 500 ml round bottom flask equipped as in Example 1
  2. customThe reaction system was purged with nitrogen
  3. temperatureheated
  4. temperatureOnce at reflux
  5. temperatureReflux
  6. temperaturewas maintained for an additional 7 hours
  7. customto separate
  8. customthe upper organic layer was decanted
  9. temperatureat reflux (100° C.) for 6 hours
  10. distillationatmospherically distilled
  11. customto removed about 100 g of distillate

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-2b8aa87fd512428fa00e12720ca4e230
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1987_12
Patent number
US04710537

Reaction notes

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