Abstract:
Ethyl 3-alkoxy-2-cyanopropanoates were prepared by the reaction of ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate with the corresponding linear alkanols C6–C12 in acidic medium. Their treatment with water as a weak nucleophile resulted in elimination of the alkanol and the formation of oligocyanoacrylate terminated with the alkoxy group. The oligomers were studied by NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, MALDI-TOF mass-spectrometry and dynamic light scattering.