An efficient synthesis of α-acyloxyacrylate esters as candidate monomers for bio-based polymers by heteropolyacid-catalyzed acylation of pyruvate esters
α-Acyloxyacrylate esters were efficiently synthesized from pyruvate esters and carboxylic anhydrides under mild conditions. These esters are potential candidate monomers for bio-based polymers with high durability and transparency. Tungsten-based Keggin type heteropolyacids, especially H3PW12O40, worked more effectively as catalysts for this reaction than other typical acids.
Sulfamic Acid as A Cost-Effective Catalyst for Synthesis of <font>α</font>-Acyloxyacrylate Esters as Candidate Monomers for Biobased Polymers by Acylation of Pyruvate Esters
作者:Zhenxin Zhang、Baochun Ma、Qianqian Zhu、Yong Ding、Changming Wang、Wenfeng Song
DOI:10.1080/00397911.2011.575521
日期:2012.10.15
Sulfamic acid was used as an efficient catalyst and green alternative for metal-containing acidic material to promote the acylation of pyruvate esters to produce alpha-acyloxyacrylate esters, which were candidate monomers for biobased polymers. Polymers from these monomers were useful materials for bio-based plastics, which showed high heat resistance and transparency. A series of alpha-acyloxyacrylate esters were converted from pyruvate esters by using sulfamic acid as a catalyst and good yields were obtained. The reaction in the presence of the sulfamic acid catalyst was carried out in the liquid phase and showed greater productivity than synthesis with a conventional liquid inorganic acid.