JP2011006387A - Method for producing hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate in which addition reaction is highly selective and a solid material derived from a catalyst has favorable solubility in a reaction liquid, and which avoids deposition of the solid material during addition reaction and solidification of the solid material derived from a catalyst when purifying.SOLUTION: The method includes performing an addition reaction of an alkylene oxide with (meth)acrylic acid to produce a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate. A transition metal salt, a quaternary ammonium salt and an amine compound are used in combination as the catalyst of the addition reaction. The transition metal salt is preferably an iron salt of (meth)acrylic acid.

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate.

  Several methods for synthesizing hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylates have been proposed. Most of the methods are synthesis methods by addition reaction of alkylene oxide and (meth) acrylic acid. These synthesis methods are generally a method in which alkylene oxide is dropped into a mixed solution of (meth) acrylic acid and a catalyst while heating and stirring, and the reaction is allowed to proceed, and further, a synthesis method in which the reaction conditions and catalyst are improved. Have been proposed (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  As the catalyst, a transition metal compound, an amine compound and an ammonia compound are known, and it is also known to use a transition metal compound and an amine compound in combination (Patent Documents 3 to 5).

  Patent Document 3 discloses that a transition metal compound and an amine compound are used in combination as a catalyst, and iron or chromium is used as a transition metal species. Specific examples of the amine compound to be used in combination include basic ion exchange resins containing functional groups such as triethylamine, N-methylmorpholine, benzyldimethylamine, pyridine, and amino groups.

  In Patent Document 4, a trivalent iron compound is used as a main catalyst, a chromium compound is used as a co-catalyst, and an ammonia compound such as an inorganic alkali metal compound, a quaternary ammonium salt, and an amine compound are used as additives. It is disclosed to add one type.

  Patent Document 5 discloses that at least one of a chromium compound and an iron compound and at least one of an yttrium compound and a cerium compound are used in combination as a main catalyst, and an amine compound is used in combination.

  In addition, in the production method of hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate, there has been no report of a combination of transition metal salt, quaternary ammonium salt and amine compound so far, and further, alkylene oxide and (meth) acrylic acid. There has been no report on an operation for lowering the reaction temperature during the addition reaction with.

Japanese Patent Publication No.43-26606 Japanese Patent Publication No.46-37805 US Pat. No. 4,069,242 Japanese Patent Publication No. 45-8970 JP 2003-40838 A

  In the conventional method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate, the solid matter derived from the catalyst may be poorly soluble in the reaction solution. For this reason, the catalyst-derived solid matter is precipitated from the reaction solution, and the hydroxyalkyl ( During distillation purification of (meth) acrylate, a phenomenon such as solidification of a catalyst-derived solid matter may occur.

  When an iron compound alone or two combinations of an iron compound and an amine compound are used as a catalyst, solids derived from the iron compound of the catalyst may be precipitated during the reaction depending on the type and amount of each compound.

  The solid matter derived from the catalyst that solidifies during precipitation and purification from the reaction solution is considered to be a modified iron catalyst when an iron compound is used as the catalyst, but the iron catalyst or a combination of iron catalyst and amine compound. In addition, it is presumed that by further combining with a quaternary ammonium salt, the formation of solids is suppressed or the solubility is improved.

  In addition, depending on the combination of catalysts, there is a problem of selectivity of the addition reaction in which the amount of alkylene glycol di (meth) acrylate and dialkylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate produced increases.

  The iron catalyst alone is known to increase the amount of by-products, and when an iron catalyst and an amine compound are used in combination, the acidity of the catalyst is controlled, the by-products are suppressed, and the reaction selectivity of the addition reaction is increased. It is thought that it can be improved.

  That is, by combining the iron compound as the main catalyst with three types of compounds, which are a combination of two types of amine compounds that improve reaction selectivity and quaternary ammonium salts that suppress the precipitation of solids derived from the catalyst, A catalyst system having a good balance between solubility and selectivity of the catalyst can be obtained.

  The object of the present invention is that the addition reaction is highly selective, the solubility of the catalyst-derived solid substance in the reaction solution is good, the precipitation of the catalyst-derived solid substance during the addition reaction, and the catalyst-derived solid substance during purification It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate that avoids the solidification phenomenon.

According to the present invention, a method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate by addition reaction of alkylene oxide and (meth) acrylic acid,
There is provided a process for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate using a transition metal salt, a quaternary ammonium salt and an amine compound as a catalyst for the addition reaction.

Also according to the present invention,
(1) dropping the alkylene oxide into the (meth) acrylic acid to perform the addition reaction;
(2) After the step (1), the step of lowering the temperature by 3 ° C. or more and 30 ° C. or less with respect to the reaction temperature at the end of the step (1) and performing the addition reaction;
A process for producing the hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate having the formula: In this method, (3) after step (2), there can be a step of removing residual alkylene oxide by a deaeration operation.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, there is provided any one of the above-described methods for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate, wherein the transition metal salt is an iron salt of (meth) acrylic acid.

  According to the present invention, the addition reaction is highly selective, the solubility of the catalyst-derived solid substance in the reaction solution is good, the precipitation of the catalyst-derived solid substance during the addition reaction, and the solidification phenomenon of the catalyst-derived solid substance during purification A process for producing hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylates that avoids the above is provided.

  The present invention is a process for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate, characterized by using a transition metal salt, a quaternary ammonium salt and an amine compound as a catalyst.

  In the addition reaction of alkylene oxide and (meth) acrylic acid, the present inventors use a transition metal salt, a quaternary ammonium salt, and an amine compound as a catalyst, so that the solid matter derived from the catalyst can be used. It has been found that the solubility in the reaction solution is improved and the reaction selectivity of the addition reaction is also improved. Furthermore, by lowering the reaction temperature by 3 ° C. or more and 30 ° C. or less during the reaction, the production of alkylene glycol di (meth) acrylate and dialkylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate as by-products can be effectively suppressed, It has been found that the reaction selectivity of the addition reaction is good.

<Hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate>
Although the hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate of this invention is not specifically limited, As a specific example, hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate, etc. are mentioned.

  In general, hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate is produced by an addition reaction of (meth) acrylic acid and alkylene oxide. In the present invention, hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate can be synthesized by addition reaction of raw materials (meth) acrylic acid and alkylene oxide in the presence of a catalyst and a polymerization inhibitor. The raw material (meth) acrylic acid means acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, and its production method is not particularly limited, and a known production method such as C3 or C4 oxidation method, ACH method or AN hydrolysis may be used. it can. Specific examples of the starting alkylene oxide include ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. Furthermore, the production method of alkylene oxide is not particularly limited, and a known production method such as halohydrin ring-closing reaction or olefin oxidation reaction can be used.

  The raw material charge ratio is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of productivity, the molar ratio of (meth) acrylic acid usage (mol) to the usage (mol) of alkylene oxide as the raw material ((meth) acrylic acid) 0.1 or more is preferable and 0.5 or more is more preferable as the minimum of the usage-amount (mol) of / usage-amount (mol) of alkylene oxide. Similarly, from the viewpoint of productivity, the upper limit is preferably 10 or less, and more preferably 2 or less.

<Catalyst>
As the catalyst used in the method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate of the present invention, a transition metal salt, a quaternary ammonium salt and an amine compound can be used in combination. In particular, as the catalyst, only transition metal salts, quaternary ammonium salts and amine compounds can be used.

-Transition metal salt Conventionally, when only a transition metal salt or a transition metal salt and an amine compound are used as a catalyst, a solid derived from the catalyst often precipitates from the reaction solution due to a solubility problem. However, the combined use of the above-mentioned transition metal salt, quaternary ammonium salt, and amine compound significantly improves the solubility of the catalyst-derived solid in the reaction solution and prevents the precipitation of the catalyst-derived solid. It turns out that you can.

  Specific examples of the transition metal salt include iron salts, chromium salts, and aluminum salts. As the transition metal salt, a highly active transition metal salt is preferable. Among them, a compound having chromium or iron as a transition metal species is preferable from the viewpoint of activity, and a trivalent iron salt or chromium salt is more preferable. Further, trivalent iron salts are more preferable from the viewpoints of economy and environmental load.

  Specific examples of the counter anion of the transition metal species such as iron and chromium in the transition metal salt include organic acids such as (meth) acrylic acid and halogen. Among these, (meth) acrylic acid used as a raw material is preferable as the counter anion from the viewpoint of suppressing the counter anion-derived by-product. For this reason, the transition metal salt is preferably a salt of (meth) acrylic acid (anion) and iron or chromium (cation).

-Quaternary ammonium salt Specific examples of the quaternary ammonium salt include tetraalkylammonium salts and tetraphenylammonium salts. The alkyl chain may be linear or branched, and a substituent such as a hydroxyl group or a phenyl group may further be attached to the alkyl group. They are exemplified by (Formula α).
N ⁺ (R ¹ L ¹ ) (R ² L ² ) (R ³ L ³ ) (R ⁴ L ⁴ ) X ⁻ (formula α)
(R ^{1 to} R ⁴ each independently represents a linear or branched alkyl group or a phenyl group, L ^{1 to} L ⁴ each independently represents hydrogen, a hydroxyl group or a phenyl group, and X represents a halogen or a hydroxyl group. .)
Moreover, the kind of this quaternary ammonium salt is preferably a tetraalkylammonium salt from the viewpoint of residual properties during distillation purification of hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate and color reduction of the distillate. Specific examples of the tetraalkylammonium salt include tetramethylammonium salt, triethylbenzylammonium salt, phenyltrimethylammonium salt, tetrabutylammonium salt, tetraoctylammonium salt and choline salt. Further, the alkyl group of tetraalkylammonium is preferably as the carbon number is large and the alkyl chain is long from the viewpoint of improving the catalyst activity. Among them, the carbon number of the alkyl chain is preferably 2 to 10, and from the viewpoint of economy, carbon is preferable. The number 4 butyl group is preferred.

Amine compound The amine compound is preferably a tertiary amine as shown in (Formula β). The alkyl chain of the tertiary amine may be linear or branched, and a substituent such as a hydroxyl group or a phenyl group may further be attached to the alkyl group.
N (R ⁵ L ⁵ ) (R ⁶ L ⁶ ) (R ⁷ L ⁷ ) (Formula β)
(R ^{5 to} R ⁷ each independently represents a linear or branched alkyl group or a phenyl group, and L ^{5 to} L ⁷ each independently represents a hydrogen, a hydroxyl group or a phenyl group.)
Specific examples of the tertiary amine include trialkylamine and triphenylamine. Among them, trialkylamine is more preferable from the viewpoint of stability and price. Specific examples of the trialkylamine include trimethylamine, triethylamine, triethanolamine, tributylamine and the like. If the carbon number of the alkyl group is too long, the solubility of the catalyst is impaired, and therefore 1 to 10 is preferable, and 2 to 4 carbon atoms are more preferable from the viewpoint of economy.

  Moreover, since addition of an amine compound is effective also in the production | generation suppression of the alkylene glycol di (meth) acrylate and dialkylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate which are a by-product, it is preferable to add from this viewpoint.

-Amount of catalyst used The amount of catalyst of the transition metal salt is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of reaction rate, the transition metal for the raw material with the smaller amount (mol) of (meth) acrylic acid and alkylene oxide used as the raw material. The lower limit of the mol% of the amount of salt used (mol) ((the amount of transition metal salt used (mol) × 100) / the raw material with the smaller amount of use (mol)) is preferably at least 0.01 mol%. Mole% or more is more preferable. From the viewpoint of economy, the upper limit is preferably 10 mol% or less, more preferably 5 mol% or less.

  Further, the molar ratio of the addition amount (mol) of the quaternary ammonium salt to the use amount (mol) of the transition metal salt (use amount of quaternary ammonium salt (mol) / use amount of transition metal salt (mol)) is From the viewpoint of catalytic activity, the lower limit is preferably 0.1 or more, and more preferably 0.5 or more. Further, the upper limit is preferably 2 or less from the viewpoints of catalyst solubility, reaction selectivity and economy.

  The addition amount of the amine compound is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of improving the selectivity of the addition reaction, the molar ratio of the use amount (mol) of the amine compound to the use amount (mol) of the transition metal salt (the use amount of the amine compound) The lower limit of (mol) / transition metal salt usage (mol)) is preferably 0.1 or more, and more preferably 0.5 or more. From the viewpoint of economy, the upper limit is preferably 10 or less, and more preferably 5 or less.

  From the viewpoint of the selectivity of the addition reaction, the molar ratio of the total amount (mol) of the quaternary ammonium salt and the amine compound used (mol amount of quaternary ammonium ( mol) + amount of amine compound used (mol)) / amount of transition metal salt used (mol)) is preferably 1 or more and 3 or less.

<Polymerization inhibitor>
The addition reaction of (meth) acrylic acid and alkylene oxide is preferably carried out in the presence of a polymerization inhibitor, and known polymerization inhibitors can be used. A polymerization inhibitor may be used individually by 1 type, or may use 2 or more types together. Examples of the polymerization inhibitor include phenolic compounds such as hydroquinone and paramethoxyphenol,
Amine compounds such as N, N′-diisopropylparaphenylenediamine, N, N′-di-2-naphthylparaphenylenediamine, N-phenyl-N ′-(1,3-dimethylbutyl) paraphenylenediamine and phenothiazine,
4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (HO-TEMPO), 4-benzoyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (HO-TEMPO) N-oxyl compounds such as benzoyl ester)
Or the N-oxyl type compound etc. which are illustrated by following formula 1 are mentioned.

(N represents an integer of 1 to 18, R ¹¹ and R ¹² represent a hydrogen atom (H), or one of R ¹¹ and R ¹² represents a hydrogen atom, and the other represents a methyl group. R ¹³ , R ¹⁴ , R ¹⁵ and R ¹⁶ each independently represents a linear or branched alkyl group, and R ¹⁷ represents a hydrogen atom or a (meth) acryloyl group.
The addition amount of the polymerization inhibitor is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.1 ppm or more and 10,000 ppm or less with respect to the total amount of the reaction solution from the viewpoint of the polymerization prevention effect, and more preferably 1 ppm or more and 5000 ppm or less from the viewpoint of economy and the polymerization prevention effect.

<Method for producing hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate>
The manufacturing method of this invention can have the following processes.
Step (1) performing the addition reaction by dropping the alkylene oxide into the (meth) acrylic acid;
Step (2) A step of performing the addition reaction after step (1) by lowering the temperature by 3 ° C. or more and 30 ° C. or less with respect to the reaction temperature at the end of step (1).
Furthermore, after the step (2), a step (3) for removing residual alkylene oxide by a deaeration operation may be included.

  From the viewpoint of reaction rate, the lower limit of the reaction temperature for the addition reaction is preferably 0 ° C. or higher, more preferably 30 ° C. or higher. Further, from the viewpoint of suppressing side reactions, the upper limit of the reaction temperature of the addition reaction is preferably 150 ° C. or less, and more preferably 100 ° C. or less. The reaction temperature of the above addition reaction is after the start of dropping of alkylene oxide (including the start of dropping) and before starting the degassing operation for removing the remaining alkylene oxide (including the starting time of degassing operation). Temperature).

  Each step will be described below.

-About a process (1) A process (1) is a process of dropping alkylene oxide to (meth) acrylic acid and performing this addition reaction. The dropping of the alkylene oxide may be performed at once or divided. In addition, the amount (ratio) when the alkylene oxide is added in portions is not particularly limited, and the (reaction) temperature at the time of dropping the alkylene oxide is within the temperature range of the reaction temperature of the addition reaction described above (0 ° C. or more). 150 ° C. or lower) is preferable, but not particularly limited.

  In addition, step (1) may be completed at the end of dropping of alkylene oxide, or the reaction may be continued after completion of dropping of alkylene oxide in step (1). This continuous operation of the reaction is referred to as “aging”. Also, the reaction temperature at the end of dropping of the alkylene oxide and the aging reaction temperature may be the same temperature or may be changed to different temperatures. However, if the reaction temperature is changed and aging is carried out at a temperature higher than the temperature at the end of dropping of the alkylene oxide, side reactions may easily proceed. For this reason, it is more preferable to make it constant at the same temperature as when the alkylene oxide is dropped.

  In the case of aging by changing the temperature from the reaction temperature at the end of dropping the alkylene oxide, the aging reaction temperature should not be 3 ° C. lower than the reaction temperature at the end of dropping the alkylene oxide. Further, within this temperature range, the aging reaction temperature may be changed.

-Step (2) Step (2) is a step of performing the addition reaction after step (1) by lowering the temperature by 3 ° C to 30 ° C with respect to the reaction temperature at the end of step (1). . Step (2) can be performed subsequent to step (1). The “reaction temperature at the end of step (1)” means the reaction temperature at the end of dropping of the alkylene oxide when not ripening, and the reaction temperature at the end of ripening when ripening. To do.
In order to effectively suppress the production of alkylene glycol di (meth) acrylate and dialkylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate, which are byproducts of the addition reaction, and to improve the reaction selectivity, (1) It has been found that it is effective to lower the reaction temperature with respect to the reaction temperature at the end of the reaction. The lower limit of the decrease in the reaction temperature in step (2) relative to the reaction temperature in step (1) is preferably 3 ° C. or higher in order to produce a remarkable effect on the suppression of side reactions, and prevents the reaction from slowing down. Therefore, the upper limit of the temperature decrease is preferably 30 ° C. or less. In addition, the reaction temperature of the said process (2) points out the temperature after falling to 3-30 degreeC lower temperature than the reaction temperature at the time of completion | finish of a process (1). The temperature after the temperature has fallen may be constant or may change. However, if the temperature has changed, the reaction temperature at the end of step (1) is not brought to a high temperature range exceeding 3 ° C., and step (1) ends. From the reaction temperature at the time, the temperature is not lower than the temperature lower by 30 ° C. That is, when the temperature after the temperature is lowered is changed, the temperature can be changed within the range of 3 ° C. or more and 30 ° C. or less lower than the reaction temperature at the end of the step (1).
Therefore, the difference between the reaction temperatures at the end of step (1) and step (2) (the decrease in the reaction temperature of step (2) with respect to the reaction temperature at the end of step (1)) is the difference between the reaction temperature at the end of step (1). It refers to the difference (decrease) between the temperature and the temperature after dropping. In addition, the reaction times of the step (1) (step of performing the addition reaction by dropping alkylene oxide) and the step (2) (step of performing the addition reaction by lowering the reaction temperature) can be appropriately set. In order for the effect of improving the selectivity of the addition reaction by lowering the temperature to be exerted excellently, the reaction time in each of the step (1) and the step (2) is preferably 30 minutes or more.

  Moreover, it is preferable to prepare a catalyst such as a transition metal salt in advance before dropping the alkylene oxide. The (meth) acrylic acid and the polymerization inhibitor may be charged at the same time.

-About a process (3) A process (3) is a process of removing residual alkylene oxide by deaeration operation, and it can carry out following a process (2).

  The remaining alkylene oxide is degassed under reduced pressure. The temperature and pressure in this case are not particularly limited, but are preferably 0 ° C. or higher, more preferably 20 ° C. or higher from the efficiency of deaeration. Moreover, in order to prevent the distillation loss of a product, 100 degrees C or less is preferable, More preferably, it is 80 degrees C or less. The pressure is preferably 13.3 kPa or less, more preferably 6.7 kPa or less, from the viewpoint of deaeration efficiency. In the case where the amount of alkylene oxide is less than that of (meth) acrylic acid, step (3) can be omitted.

<Purification method>
In the method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate of the present invention, the product hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate can be purified after the addition reaction (after step (2) or (3) above). Although the refinement | purification method is not specifically limited, Methods, such as distillation and thin film distillation, are mentioned as a specific example.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example demonstrates this invention in detail, this invention is not limited to these. Gas chromatographic (GC) analysis was used for the analysis of Examples and Comparative Examples.

(Synthesis example)
The preparation method of iron methacrylate used for each example is shown below.
First, aqueous solutions shown in the following (A) and (B) were prepared.
(A) 18% by mass aqueous solution of sodium methacrylate 189.1 g (1.50 mol) of methacrylic acid was added to 650.1 g of water, 131.3 g (1.58 mol) of 48% by mass aqueous sodium hydroxide was added, and Na18 methacrylate was added. A mass% aqueous solution (A solution) was prepared.
(B) Iron chloride (III) 40 mass% aqueous solution Iron (III) chloride hexahydrate 135.2 g (0.50 mol) was added to water 67.7 g, and iron (III) chloride 40 mass% aqueous solution (liquid B) ) Was prepared.

  Then, A liquid was prepared to the flask provided with the stirrer and the cooling pipe, and it heat-stirred at 70 degreeC. Then, the B liquid was dropped from the dropping funnel, and the mixture was heated and stirred at 70 ° C. for 3 hours after the dropping. Then, this reaction liquid was cooled, the precipitated solid was suction filtered, and dried under reduced pressure at 100 ° C. using a dryer. Thereby, 117.6 g of iron methacrylate was obtained as a yellow solid.

Example 1
513 g (5.965 mol) of methacrylic acid,
As a transition metal salt of the catalyst, 6.22 g (0.02 mol) of iron (III) methacrylate,
As the amine compound of the catalyst, 1.492 g (0.01 mol) of triethanolamine,
As a quaternary ammonium salt of the catalyst, 2.779 g (0.01 mol) of tetrabutylammonium chloride,
As a polymerization inhibitor, 0.053 g of a benzoyl ester of HO-TEMPO,
In a 1 L SUS (stainless steel) autoclave.

  Step (1): At 30 ° C., 29.3 g (0.665 mol) of ethylene oxide as alkylene oxide was added dropwise over 7 minutes. Subsequently, at 66 ° C., 305.7 g (6.940 mol) of ethylene oxide was further added dropwise over 120 minutes.

  Aging: Subsequently, aging was performed at 66 ° C. for 3 hours.

  Step (2): The reaction temperature was cooled from 66 ° C. to 51 ° C. (temperature reduction range: 15 ° C.), and the reaction was continued for 1 hour.

  Step (3): Subsequently, ethylene oxide remaining in the reaction solution was removed under reduced pressure at 51 ° C. and 11.325 kPa for 1.5 hours.

As a result of GC analysis of the reaction solution, the reaction yield of the product hydroxyethyl methacrylate was 91.8% (based on raw material methacrylic acid (mol)). The amount of residual methacrylic acid in the reaction solution is 0.45% by mass, the amount of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a by-product of the addition reaction is 0.12% by mass, and the amount of by-product diethylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate is The amount was 4.14% by mass. Moreover, there was no precipitation of solid matter from the reaction solution. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1. In the table, methacrylic acid is abbreviated as MAA.
Also, among the items in the reaction results, the amount of residual MAA is 1% by mass or less, the amount of diethylene glycol monomethacrylate is 5% by mass or less, and solid precipitation is free of sight to determine whether it is good. .

(Examples 2-9, Comparative Examples 1-6)
Hydroxyethyl methacrylate was synthesized by carrying out an addition reaction in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the conditions for the type of catalyst, the amount used, and the reaction temperature were changed. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1. The solid substance refers to a modified iron salt of the catalyst.

  By using the method of the present invention, it has become possible to produce high-quality hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylates at low cost with good reaction selectivity of the addition reaction while avoiding the solidification phenomenon during purification.

  The hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate produced by the method of the present invention can be used for various paints, adhesives, adhesives, optical materials such as contact lenses, various reactive monomers, and the like.

Claims (4)

A method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate by addition reaction of alkylene oxide and (meth) acrylic acid,
A transition metal salt, a quaternary ammonium salt and an amine compound are used as a catalyst for the addition reaction;
A method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate. (1) dropping the alkylene oxide into the (meth) acrylic acid to perform the addition reaction;
(2) After the step (1), the step of lowering the temperature by 3 ° C. or more and 30 ° C. or less with respect to the reaction temperature at the end of the step (1) and performing the addition reaction;
The manufacturing method of the hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate of Claim 1 which has these. further,
(3) The method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate according to claim 2, further comprising a step of removing residual alkylene oxide by a degassing operation after the step (2).   The method for producing a hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transition metal salt is an iron salt of (meth) acrylic acid.