Patent ID: 8367788
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: C07D

Abstract:
1. A process for preparing a (meth)acrylic ester (F) of an N-hydroxyalkylated lactam, comprising: esterifying a cyclic N-hydroxalkylated lactam with (meth)acrylic acid (S) or transesterifing a cyclic N-hydroxalkylated lactam with a (meth)acrylic ester (D), in either case in the presence of a catalyst (K), wherein the cyclic N-hydroxyalkylated lactam (L) is of formula: wherein R wherein R with the proviso that an atom of R wherein either (I) R R or (II) R k is from 1 to 50 and each X wherein Ph is phenyl, and Vin is vinyl; and wherein the catalyst (K) is an alkali metal hydroxide, an alkaline earth metal hydroxide, a metal acetylacetonate, or any combination thereof.