Facile Synthesis of New Optically Active Unsaturated Amides Monomers Based on S-(+)-α-Phenyl Ethylamine

Abstract

Three new optically active unsaturated amides monomers which could be polymerized were synthesized through the direct condensation between S-(+)-α-phenyl ethylamine and prop-2-enoyl chloride, 2-methyl-prop-2-enoyl chloride and undec-10-enoyl chloride, respectively. The resulted unsaturated amides were proven by means of 1H-NMR spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, elemental analyses and specific rotations. The polymerization of one of synthesized monomers, N-(1S-1-phenylethyl)-undec-10-enamide, is reported for the first time.