Synthesis and polymerization of alkyl. alpha.-(Alkylsulfonyl) acrylates

E Gipstein, CG Willson, H Sachdev

Index: Gipstein, E.; Willson, C. G.; Sachdev, H. S. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1980 , vol. 45, # 8 p. 1486 - 1489

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Abstract

Contrary to the reports in the patent literature, the title compounds could not be synthesized via the Mannich reaction with alkyl a-(alkylsulfony1) acetate RS02CH2COOR'(R= R'= CH3 or other alkyl groups). A synthetic sequence which utilizes selenoxide elimination proved to be the most successful for obtaining the title compounds in high yields. The alkyl a- (alkylsulfony1) acrylates polymerize much more readily than the corresponding ...