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Microwave imidation of itaconic acid and N-hexyl amine

L. CISMARU1, V. ALUPEI2, M. POPA1,* , H. RITTER2, A. A. POPA3

Affiliation

  1. „Gh. Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Department of Natural and Synthetic Polymers, Bd. D. Mangeron, nr. 71 A, 700050 Iasi, Romania
  2. ”Heinrich Heine” Universität, Institut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie, Lehrstuhl II, Gebaüde 26.33, Ebene 00 Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
  3. ”Petre Andrei” University, Ghica Voda Street, no. 13, Iasi,700128, Romania

Abstract

The microwave synthesis represents a very convenient method of obtaining chemical compounds not very easy to synthesize by the means of organic chemistry. The high energy electromagnetic radiation can easily induce polymerization, dehydration, etc. In this study, the reaction of itaconic acid (IA) and N-hexyl amine was studied. The microwave synthesis leads to a mixture of imide and diamides while the oil bath reaction leads to mono and diamides. By simply adding an initiator a high purity polymer was obtained. This technique is particularly useful when working with low reactivity compounds, allowing a much shorter reaction time and high conversions. The possibility to control the power gives a good chance to maintain the temperature at low values..

Keywords

Microwave synthesis, Itaconimide, Green polymers.

Submitted at: March 23, 2007
Accepted at: Nov. 16, 2007

Citation

L. CISMARU, V. ALUPEI, M. POPA, H. RITTER, A. A. POPA, Microwave imidation of itaconic acid and N-hexyl amine, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 9, Iss. 11, pp. 3463-3465 (2007)