Synthesis and characterization of (R)-(+)-alpha-methylbenzylmethacryloylamine. A novel and versatile monomer

Abstract

We synthesized (R)-(+)-alpha-methylbenzylmethacryloylamine from the condensation reaction of methacryloyl chloride with (R)-(+)-alpha-methylbenzylamine in order to make a prototype molecule that can mimic some of the necessary characteristics of nonlinear optical (NLO) materials and that could also display potential chiral polymer catalyst properties. The structure of the new monomer (R)-(+)-alpha-methylbenzylmethacryloylamine along with the formation of the corresponding polymer was determined by NMR and IR spectroscopy.