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Synthesis of N,N,N-trimethyl chitosan homopolymer and highly substituted N-alkyl-N,N-dimethyl chitosan derivatives with the aid of di-tert-butyldimethylsilyl chitosan

Benediktsdottir, Berglind E. ; Gaware, Vivek S. ; Runarsson, Ögmundur LU ; Jonsdottir, Sigriaur ; Jensen, Knud J. and Masson, Mar (2011) In Carbohydrate Polymers 86(4). p.1451-1460
Abstract
A highly chemoselective strategy for the synthesis of N,N,N-trimethyl chitosan (TMC) homopolymer and highly substituted N-alkyl-N,N-dimethyl chitosan derivatives was achieved using di-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-3,6-O-chitosan (di-TBDMS chitosan) as a precursor. The influence of different solvents, reagents and other reaction conditions on the reduction, trimethylation and quaternization of these di-TBDMS chitosan derivatives was studied. Products were characterized by NMR after each step. Di-TBDMS chitosan was reacted with methyl iodide in NMP, giving a 100% substituted TMC with the trimethyl group appearing at 3.35 ppm in H-1 NMR spectrum. N-Propyl-, N-butyl- and N-hexyl-N,N-dimethyl chitosan derivatives were synthesized by stepwise... (More)
A highly chemoselective strategy for the synthesis of N,N,N-trimethyl chitosan (TMC) homopolymer and highly substituted N-alkyl-N,N-dimethyl chitosan derivatives was achieved using di-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-3,6-O-chitosan (di-TBDMS chitosan) as a precursor. The influence of different solvents, reagents and other reaction conditions on the reduction, trimethylation and quaternization of these di-TBDMS chitosan derivatives was studied. Products were characterized by NMR after each step. Di-TBDMS chitosan was reacted with methyl iodide in NMP, giving a 100% substituted TMC with the trimethyl group appearing at 3.35 ppm in H-1 NMR spectrum. N-Propyl-, N-butyl- and N-hexyl-N,N-dimethyl chitosan derivatives were synthesized by stepwise reductive alkylation of di-TBDMS chitosan, followed by quaternization with dimethyl sulfate in dichloromethane, giving 65-72% substituted N-alkyl-N,N-dimethyl chitosan derivatives under optimized conditions. Analysis of these water-soluble chitosan derivatives by FT-IR, H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, H-1-H-1 COSY and H-1-C-13 HSQC NMR enabled detailed structural characterization. All peaks could be assigned to N-modification, showing the selectivity of the di-TBDMS protection. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (Less)
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Chitosan, tert-Butyldimethylsilyl, Deprotection, Stepwise reductive, alkylation, Quaternary chitosan, Trimethyl chitosan
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Carbohydrate Polymers
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86
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4
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1451 - 1460
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Elsevier
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0144-8617
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10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.06.007
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English
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  author       = {{Benediktsdottir, Berglind E. and Gaware, Vivek S. and Runarsson, Ögmundur and Jonsdottir, Sigriaur and Jensen, Knud J. and Masson, Mar}},
  issn         = {{0144-8617}},
  keywords     = {{Chitosan; tert-Butyldimethylsilyl; Deprotection; Stepwise reductive; alkylation; Quaternary chitosan; Trimethyl chitosan}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{1451--1460}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Carbohydrate Polymers}},
  title        = {{Synthesis of N,N,N-trimethyl chitosan homopolymer and highly substituted N-alkyl-N,N-dimethyl chitosan derivatives with the aid of di-tert-butyldimethylsilyl chitosan}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.06.007}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.06.007}},
  volume       = {{86}},
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