Isobornyl methacrylate is obtained by reacting (1S,2S,4S)-(+)-isoborneol and 4-methoxyphenol.Dissolve5g (1S,2S,4S)-(+)-isoborneol in 15 mL toluene. Add 4 mg (0.032 mmol) 4-methoxyphenol to the solution. After the addition of 0.4 g (3.24 mmol)4-dimethylamino pyridine, add a solution of 10 g (64.8 mmol) methacrylic anhydride (MAA) in 10 mL toluene dropwise to the mixture. Heat the reaction mixture to 80 °C. Stir the reaction mixture for 16 hours. After cooling down to room temperature, wash the mixture with 50 mL 1M sodium bicarbonate solution four times. Wash the organic phase with 50 mL brine two times. Separate the organic phase. Remove the toluene by rotary evaporation followed by a fractional distillation under reduced pressure.
1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz): δ(ppm) = 6.06 (dq, 1H, 1); 5.51 (dq, 1H, 2); 4.71 (m ,1H, 4); 1.93 (dd, 3H, 3); 1.87-1.5 (m, 5H, 6,7,8); 1.23-1.04 (m, 2H, 5); 1.012 (s, 3H, 9);0.86 (s, 3H, 10); 0.85 (s, 3H, 11). IR (film): ν(cm-1) = 2954 (CH2), 2879 (CH2), 1715 (C=O) 1454 (CH2), 1157 and 1053 (C=O).
Fig The synthetic method of Isobornyl methacrylate
