Synthesis and styrene copolymerization of novel ring-substituted isopropyl and isobutyl phenylcyanoacrylates

Abstract

<p>Novel ring-substituted isopropyl phenylcyanoacrylates, RPhCH=C(CN)CO<sub>2</sub>CH(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (where R is 2-chloro-4-fluoro, 2-chloro-6-fluoro, 3-chloro-2-fluoro, 3-chloro-4-fluoro, 4-chloro-3-fluoro) and isobutyl phenylcyanoacrylates, RPhCH=C(CN)CO<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>CH(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (where R is 2-methoxy, 3-methoxy, 4-methoxy, 2-ethoxy, 3-ethoxy, 4-ethoxy, 4-propoxy, 4-butoxy, 4-hexyloxy) were prepared and copolymerized with styrene. The acrylates were synthesized by the piperidine catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation of ring-disubstituted benzaldehydes and isopropyl cyanoacetate and characterized by CHN elemental analysis, <br></p>