Acryloxy-alkylpropanals and methacryloxy-alkylpropanals

US4191838A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Franz Merger · Bischofswerda, DE
• Friedrich Towae · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Erich Penzel · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 1978
• Grant date: Mar 4, 1980
• Expiry date: May 1, 1998

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08F20/28
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Acryloxy- and methacryloxy-alkyl-propanals and a process for their manufacture by esterifying the corresponding .beta.-hydroxyalkylpropanals with acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, respectively, in the presence of an acid esterification catalyst and of an inert diluent.