Butler's cyclopolymerizaton protocol in the synthesis of diallylamine salts/sulfur dioxide alternate polymers containing amino acid residues

In solvent acetone, ethyl ester hydrochloride of N, N-diallylmethionine I having sulfide motifs underwent alternate cyclopolymerization with SO2 to give copolymer II (i.e. I-alt-SO2), while in DMSO (Mc(2)S = O), it gave terpolymer III containing sulfide and sulfoxide motifs in a 1: 1 ratio as a result of oxygen transfer from Me2SO. Remaining sulfide group in III upon oxidation with H2O2 afforded polymer sulfoxide IV and polymer sulfone V. Likewise; copolymerization of hydrochloride salt of N, N-diallylmethionine VI with SO2 in DMSO gave copolymer VII containing sulfide/sulfoxide motifs in a approximate to 1:1 ratio. VII was oxidized to polymer sulfoxide VIII. The chemical and physical properties of these polymers were determined by FT-IR, NMR, TGA and surface tension. The solution properties of these polymers were studied in detail. The critical micelle concentration of the polymers was determined to be approximate to 7 ppm. The presence of polymers III, IV, V, VII and VIII at a very low concentration of approximate to 6 ppm in 1 M HCl imparted superb inhibitions of mild steel corrosion of 89, 94, 87, 96, and 94%, respectively.