2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid

2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid

Names
IUPAC name 2-Acryloylamino-2-methylpropane-1-sulfonic acid
Other names 2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid; 2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid; 2-Acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	15214-89-8
Abbreviations	AMPS
ChemSpider	58836
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/C7H13NO4S/c1-4-6(9)8-7(2,3)5-13(10,11)12/h4H,1,5H2,2-3H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11,12) Key: XHZPRMZZQOIPDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C7H13NO4S/c1-4-6(9)8-7(2,3)5-13(10,11)12/h4H,1,5H2,2-3H3,(H,8,9)(H,10,11,12) Key: XHZPRMZZQOIPDS-UHFFFAOYAO
SMILES O=C(NC(CS(=O)(=O)O)(C)C)C=C
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H13NO4S
Molar mass	207.24 g·mol^−1
Appearance	White crystalline powder or granular particles
Density	1.1 g/cm^3 (15.6 °C)
Melting point	195 °C (383 °F; 468 K)
Hazards
NFPA 704	0 3 1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS® Registered Trademark name of The Lubrizol Corporation) is a reactive, hydrophilic, sulfonic acid acrylic monomer used to alter the chemical properties of wide variety of anionic polymers. In the 1970s, the earliest patents using this monomer were filed for acrylic fiber manufacturing. Today, there are over several thousands patents and publications involving use of AMPS in many areas including water treatment, oil field, construction chemicals, hydrogels for medical applications, personal care products, emulsion coatings, adhesives, and rheology modifiers.

Production

AMPS is made by the Ritter reaction of acrylonitrile and isobutylene in the presence of sulfuric acid and water.^[1][2]

Properties

• Hydrolytic and thermal stability: The geminal dimethyl group and the sulfomethyl group combine to sterically hinder the amide functionality and provide both hydrolytic and thermal stabilities to AMPS-containing polymers.^[3][4][5][6]
• Polarity and hydrophilicity: The sulfonate group gives the monomer a high degree of hydrophilicity and anionic character at wide range of pH. In addition, AMPS is absorbing water readily and also imparts enhanced water absorption and transport characteristics to polymers.^[7]
• Solubility: AMPS is very soluble in water and dimethylformamide (DMF) and also shows limited solubility in most polar organic solvents.^[8]

Solvent	Solubility (gAMPS/100 g solvent)
Water	150
Dimethylformamide	>100
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone	80
Methanol	8.7

• Inhibition of divalent cation precipitation: Sulfonic acid in AMPS is a very strong ionic group and ionizes completely in aqueous solutions. In applications where the precipitation of mineral salts is undesirable, the incorporation of a polymer containing even a small quantity of AMPS can significantly inhibit the precipitation of divalent cations. The result is a significant reduction in the precipitation of a wide variety of mineral salts, including calcium, magnesium, iron, aluminum, zinc, barium and chromium.^[9][10]
• Determining viscosity-average molecular weight (Mark-Houwink constants)^[11]

Na-AMPS	0.01N	0.05N	0.1N	0.5N	1.0N	5.0N
K x 10^5	0.67	1.47	1.67	1.32	3.34	5.01
ν	1.02	0.91	0.88	0.86	0.77	0.72

• Reactivity ratio:^[12] AMPS reacts well with a variety of vinyl monomers. M₂= AMPS or ^† sodium salt of AMPS

M1	r1	r2	Remark
Acrylonitrile	1.2	0.7	DMF
Acrylic acid	0.74	0.19	Water, pH=7.0
Acrylic acid	1.58	0.11	Water, pH=2~4
Itaconic acid	0.46	0.04	DMF, 70 °C, Benzoyl Peroxide
Acrylamide	0.98	0.49 ^†	Water, K2S2O8
Styrene	1.13	0.31	DMF, 60 °C, AIBN
Vinyl Acetate	0.05	11.60 ^†	Methanol, 60 °C,
N-Vinylpyrrolidone	0.13	0.66 ^†	60 °C, AIBN
2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate	0.86	0.90	Water, 60 °C, AIBN
2-Hydroxypropyl methacrylate	6.30	0.04	Water, 80 °C, (NH4)2S2O8
N,N-Dimethylacrylamide	1.26	0.68 ^†	Water, 30 °C, K2S2O8
N-Vinylformamide	0.32	0.39 ^†	VA-044

Applications

• Acrylic fiber: A number of enhanced performance characteristics are imparted to acrylic, modified-acrylic, polypropylene and polyvinylidine fluoride fibers: dye receptivity, moisture absorbency, and static resistance.
• Coating and adhesive: Sulfonic acid group gives the monomers ionic character over a wide range of pH. Anionic charges from AMPS fixed on polymer particles enhance the chemical and shear stabilities of polymer emulsion and also reduce the amount of surfactants leaching out of paint film.^[13][14]
• Personal care: Strong polar and hydrophilic properties introduced to a high molecular weight AMPS homopolymer are exploited as a very efficient lubricant characteristic for skin care.^[15]
• Medical hydrogel: High water-absorbing and swelling capacity when AMPS is introduced to a hydrogel are keys to medical applications. Hydrogel with AMPS showed uniform conductivity, low electrical impedance, cohesive strength, appropriate skin adhesion, and biocompatible and capable of repeated use and have been used to electrocardiograph (ECG) electrodes, defibrillation electrode, electrosurgical grounding pads, and iontophoretic drug delivery electrodes.^[16][17][18] In addition, polymers derived from AMPS are used as the absorbing hydrogel and the tackifier component of wound dressings.^[19][20]
• Oil field applications: Polymers in oil field applications have to stand hostile environments and require thermal and hydrolytic stability and the resistance to hard water containing metal ions. For example, in drilling operations where conditions of high salinity, high temperature and high pressure are present, AMPS copolymers can inhibit fluid loss and be used in oil field environments as scale inhibitors, friction reducers and water-control polymers, and in polymer flooding applications.
• Water treatment applications: The cation stability of the AMPS-containing polymers are very useful for water treatment processes. Such polymers with low molecular weights cannot only inhibit calcium, magnesium, and silica scale in cooling towers and boilers, but also help corrosion control by dispersing iron oxide. When high molecular weight polymers are used, they can be used to precipitate solids in the treatment of industrial effluent stream.^[21]
• Construction applications: Superplasticizers with AMPS are used to reduce water in concrete formulations. Benefits of these additives include improved strength, improved workability, improved durability of cement mixtures.^[22] Redispersible polymer powder, when AMPS is introduced, in cement mixtures control air pore content and prevent agglomeration of powders during the spray-drying process from the powder manufacturing and storage.^[23] Coating formulations with AMPS-containing polymers prevent calcium ions from being formed as lime on concrete surface and improve the appearance and durability of coating.^[24]

See also

• PolyAMPS
• Hydrogel

References

1. US Patent 3,506,707
2. US Patent 3,544,597
3. W. O. Parker Jr and A. Lezzi, Polymer, 34(23), 4913 (1993)
4. Y. A. Aggour, “Thermal degradation of copolymers of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic acid with acrylamide”, Polymer Degradation and Stability 44, 71 (1994)
5. Y. A. Aggour, “Investigation of the thermal degradation and stability of copolymers of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid and methylk methacrylate”, Polymer Degradation and Stability 60, 317 (1998)
6. Y. A. Aggour, “Copolymerization and thermal investigation of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid with acrylonitrile”, J. Polym. Mater. 17, 193 (2000)
7. A. M. Atta, “Swelling behaviors of polyelectrolyte hydrogels containing sulfonate groups”, Polym. Adv. technol. 13, 567 (2002)
8. Lubrizol technical bulletin
9. Y. Liu, J. Xie, and X. Zhang, “Synthesis and properties of the copolymer of acrylamide with 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid”, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 90, 3481 (2003)
10. B. L. Rivas, S. A. Pooley, M. Luna, and K. Geckeler, “Synthesis of water-soluble polymers containing sulfonic acid and amine moieties for the recovery of metal ions using ultrafiltration”, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 82, 22 (2001)
11. J. S. Tan, L. W. Fisher, and P. Markus, “Effects of polymer structure on dilute-solution properties”, ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia, Division of Organic Coating and Plastics Preprints, 35(1), 348 (1975)
12. Lubrizol Specialty Monomers technical brochure
13. H. Kim, G. P. Marks, and C. Piedrahita, “Superior latex stability and enhanced control of paint rheology using sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate”, 236th ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia, Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering Preprint 99, 795 (2008)
14. Y. Yang, H. Li and F. Wang, “Studies on the water resistance of acrylic emulsion pressure-sensitive adhesives”, J. Adhesion Sci. technol. 17(13) 1741 (2003)
15. US Patent 4,128,631
16. US Patent 4,581,821
17. US Patent 4,593,053
18. US Patent 4,768,523
19. US Patent 4,759,354
20. G. P. Marks, “A review of the benefits of polymers based on 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic acid, AMPS in medical applications: coatings, electrodes, wound care and dermal delivery systems”, European Coatings Conference, Medical Coatings and Adhesives 2008
21. Z. Amjad and R. W. Zhul, “particle size and microscopic investigation of iron oxide foulants in the presence of dispersants”, Association of Water technologies, Inc. 18th Annual Convention & Exposition, Charlotte, NC(2006)
22. T. Liao et al. “Effects of a carboxylic acid/sulfonic acid copolymer on the material properties of cementitious materials” Cement and Concrete Research, 36, 650 (2006)
23. L.M. Saija and M.Uminski, “Water redispersible acrylic powders for the modification of hydraulic binder compositions” J. Appl. Polym .Sci. 71, 1781 (1999)
24. US Patent 6,569,970

• Composition analysis of AMPS-vinyl amide copolymers. J.polym. materials 8(1991)287-289
• Synthesis and characterization of AMPS copolymers with vinylamides by Solution and thermal studies J.polym. materials 11(1994) 207-210.
• High Temperature Molecular relaxations in EMA-AMPS copolymers. recent advances in Polymer Science. Vol.-II 879-(1994)allied publishers.
• Thermoluminescence in probing molecular relaxations and degradation studies of MMA-AMPS copolymers. Bulletin of Electro Chemistry 9(2 & 3) feb. March 1993,pp. 143–145