Patent ID: 8067633

Claim:
A method for the synthesis of (meth)acrylic esters of formula (I): in which R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl radical, or a cyclic aliphatic, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl radical, containing from 5 to 40 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkyl radical containing at least one heteroatom and having from 3 to 40 carbon atoms, comprising: reacting an alkyl (meth)acrylate of formula (II): in which R has the abovementioned meaning and R 2 is a methyl group, with an alcohol of formula (III): R 1 —OH in which R 1 has the abovementioned meaning, in the presence of a transesterification catalyst and of at least one polymerization inhibitor, characterized in that the catalyst is a polyol, titanate of formula (IV) [(R′O) 3 TiO] x R″ in which R′ is selected from a linear or branched alkyl radical having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms which may contain heteroatoms or a phenyl radical, R″ is a linear or branched alkylene group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms and which may comprise oxygen atoms and/or aliphatic or aromatic rings, originating from a polyol R″(OH) x comprising x alcohol functions and x is an integer ranging from 2 to 6, under conditions effective to achieve a yield greater than 95%.