Abstract
N-Vinyl-N'-substituted phthalamides were synthesized VIA the reaction between N-vinylphthalimide and each one of n-butyl-, isobutyl-, sec-butyl-, tent-butyl-, n-amyl-, isoamyl-, 2-ethylhexyl-, and stearyl-amines . Similarly, upon treatment with N-vinylsuecinimide, n-butyl-, isobutyl, - sec-butyl-, tort-butyl-, n-amyl-, isoamyl-, n-hexyl-, and 2-ethylhexyl-amines gave the corresponding N-vinyl-N'- substituted succinamides. The results indicate that the size of the alkyl group of the amines does not affect the reactivity, tort-butyl amine being least reactive .
