The Reaction of Amino Alcohols with Acrylates

Abstract
The addition reaction of amino alcohols with acrylates were studied. The addition takes place at the amino group of amino alcohol, producing N-(hydroxyalkyl)-β-alanine in a good yield. The reaction rate becomes slower as the ester group of acrylate becomes larger, and phenyl acrylate gives a polymer as soon as it is mixed with ethanolamine. The rates of the addition reaction with acrylate are in the following order: NH2CH2CH2OH>CH3NHCH2CH2OH>>RNH2>NH(CH2CH2OH)2.