In order to explore the potential of utilizing naturally occurring chemicals in industrial applications, D,L-serine was investigated as the initial reagent involved in the synthesis of a (2-bromo-2-butoxycarbonyl)ethyl acrylate inimer. The methods employed included a diazotization reaction of D,L-serine, which substituted the amine group with a bromine group to yield 2-bromo-3-hydroxypropionic acid, which was then esterificatied with butanol to yield butyl 2-bromo-3-hydroxypropionate. In the final step of the reaction, butyl 2-bromo-3-hydroxypropionate was reacted with acrylic anhydride to yield the (2-bromo-2-butoxycarbonyl)ethyl acrylate inimer. We have polymerized this inimer by self-condensing vinyl polymerization using various ATRP methods.

Synthesis and polymerization of (2-bromo-2-butoxycarbonyl)ethyl acrylate using D,L-serine

245th National Meeting (2013)

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