The synthesis and characterization of 2-mercaptoethyl methacrylate

Abstract

The synthesis of 2-mercaptoethyl methacrylate from methacrylic acid and 2-mercaptoethanol by etherification using acetyl chloride as catalyst was optimized. The purity of the obtained product was controlled by gas chromatography and its identity confirmed by H-NMR and FTIR spectroscopy. 2-Mercapto-ethyl methacrylate could find application as a chain transfer agent in radical polymerizations.Sinteza 2-merkaptoetil metakrilata esterifikacijom metakrilne kiseline 2-merkaptoetanolom je optimizovana. Cistoca dobijenog proizvoda je kontrolisana gasnom hromatografijom i potvrdjena 1H-NMR i FTIR spektroskopijom. 2-Merkaptoetil metakrilat moze da se primeni kao sredstvo za prenosenje aktivnosti lanca u radikalnim polimerizacijama.