Intramolekulare Cycloadditionen Mit Azomethin-Yliden: Synthese und NMR-Untersuchungen einiger Paracyclophan-Derivate vom Makrolid-Typ

Intramolecular Cycloaddition Reactions with Azomethine Ylides: Synthesis and NMR Investigations of Some Macrolide-Type Paracyclophanes Several aziridine derivatives bearing a para-substituted phenyl group have been prepared as precursors of azomethine ylides for intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions. Upon heating in refluxing toluene, the expected reactions take place resulting in the regioselective formations of the pairs of diastereoisomers 14 / 15 and 16 / 17 , respectively. As indicated by the sharply decreasing yield in the a -series (< 5%), a useful application of this method for preparing paracyclophane compounds is restricted to derivatives with more than 11 bridging atoms. The results of detailed ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR investigations with the pyrrolidino-annulated cyclophanes are discussed with respect to the configuration at the five-membered heterocycles and to the conformational flexibility of the bridges.     

Swelling and dissolution of cellulose, Part V: cellulose derivatives fibres in aqueous systems and ionic liquids

The swelling and dissolution mechanisms of several cellulose derivatives (nitrocellulose, cyanoethylcellulose and xanthate fibres) are studied in aqueous systems (N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide—water with various contents of water, hydroxide sodium—water) and in ionic liquids. The results are compared with the five modes describing the swelling and dissolution mechanisms of cotton and wood cellulose fibres. The mechanisms observed for the cellulose derivatives are similar to the ones of cotton and wood fibres. Swelling by ballooning is also seen with cellulose derivatives, showing that this phenomenon is linked to the fibre morphology, which can be kept after undergoing a heterogeneous derivatisation. Patrick Navard and Thomas Heinze—Members of the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE),     

Phase Behaviour of Hydroxypropyl Cellulose/ Polyacrylamide Gels

Summary : Polysaccharide-based materials have gained nowadays a great importance in many fields of industry, e.g., in the pharmaceutical industry. Some characteristics of such compounds are their non-toxicity and the presence of a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) and/or an upper critical solution temperature (UCST). This work presents results on the synthesis and characterization of composites from hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) and polyacrylamide (PAAm). The ratio of HPC/PAAm was varied as well as the concentration of the crosslinker and the pH value of the reaction mixture. The compounds prepared were characterized by means of Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and turbidity measurements. FTIR spectroscopy showed the presence of the main structural features of the precursors in the gels. The turbidity measurements of the gels in water showed the presence of a LCST in all samples. The LCST decreased when the quantity of HPC was increased in the gel and diminished also with increasing quantities of crosslinker and pH. The turbidity measurement showed the presence of an UCST when the concentration of the polymer was higher than 1% (w/w). This phenomenon is caused by the presence of the PAAm, which acted as precipitant and influenced over the entropy of the system and provoked phase separation.     

Electron spin resonance study of radicals generated in cellulose/N-methylmorpholine solutions after flash photolysis at 77 K

The processes of radical formation in N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide monohydrate (NMMO) and cellulose/NMMO solutions were studied by ESR at 77 K under high-power UV (lambda = 248 nm) excimer laser flash photolysis. Radicals mainly generated were attributed to the nitroxide type radicals -CH2-NO*-CH2- and -CH2-NO*-CH3 at the first step and methyl *CH3 and formyl *CHO radicals at the second step of the photoreaction. Kinetic studies of these radicals revealed that formation and recombination rates of the radicals depend on the cellulose concentration in cellulose/NMMO solutions and the concentration of additional ingredients, e.g. Fe(II) and propyl gallate. Even at frozen state temperature, acceleration or quenching of radical reaction processes was found. The proposed scheme of UV light-induced NMMO degradation during irradiation based on ESR data correlates well with independently obtained results based on high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The analysis of degradation products by HPLC, e.g. aminoethanol and acetaldehyde, supports the assumption concerning a radical-initiated ring opening of NMMO.     

Interactions of ionic liquids with polysaccharides 9. Hydroxyalkylation of cellulose without additional inorganic bases

Water-soluble hydroxyalkyl cellulose with a molar degree of substitution of up to 2.79 was prepared under completely homogeneous reaction conditions in various ionic liquids without addition of inorganic bases. In acetate containing solvents the IL acts as a catalyst. The substitution patterns of the cellulose ethers were analyzed by ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, ¹H NMR spectroscopy after peracetylation and GLC/MS after permethylation and depolymerization. A diminished tendency towards the formation of side chains compared to heterogeneously prepared hydroxyalkyl celluloses in the presence of inorganic bases was found.     

Starch derivatives of high degree of functionalization 9: carboxymethyl starches

This paper describes the synthesis of carboxymethyl starch (CMS) ID various alcohols (methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol) as slurry media and with different starch types. The products were investigated regarding their degree of substitution (DS), their reaction efficiency (RE), and their pattern of functionalization. The highest DS obtained ID a one-step procedure was 1.40 with a RE of 82%, applying isopropyl alcohol as slurry medium. Moreover, by using the synthesis concept via a reactive microstructure, CMS samples with high DS values can be achieved ID a one-step synthesis as well. A multi-step carboxymethylation ID methanol, on the other hand, leads to maximal DS values of 2.3 after 10 conversions, dependent on the amylose content of the starch. ¹H NMR spectroscopic investigations show a reactivity ID the order O-2 > O-6 O-3 for the samples prepared ID alcoholic slurry media. ID contrast, the CMS synthesized via reactive microstructure reveals a preferred substitution ID position 6 and a non-statistic distribution of the carboxymethyl groups along the chain. A significant amount of 2,3,4,6-tetra--functionalization, caused by the branched structure of starch, was found.     

Physical properties of diblock methylcellulose derivatives with regioselective functionalization patterns: First direct evidence that a sequence of 2,3,6‐tri‐O‐methyl‐glucopyranosyl units causes thermoreversible gelation of methylcellulose

This article describes detailed structure‐property relationships of 5 regioselectively methylated celluloses and 10 diblock cellulose derivatives with regioselective functionalization patterns: methyl 2,3,6‐tri‐O‐ ( 1 , 236MC), methyl 2,3‐di‐O‐ ( 2 , 23MC), methyl 2,6‐di‐O‐ ( 3 , 26MC), methyl 3‐O‐ ( 4 , 3MC), methyl 6‐O‐methyl‐cellulosides ( 5 , 6MC), methyl β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐2,3,6‐tri‐O‐methyl‐ ( 6 , G‐236MC), methyl β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐2,3‐di‐O‐methyl‐ ( 7 , G‐23MC), methyl β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐2,6‐di‐O‐methyl‐ ( 8 , G‐26MC), methyl β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐3‐O‐methyl‐ ( 9 , G‐3MC), methyl β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐6‐O‐methyl‐ ( 10 , G‐6MC), methyl β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐2,3,6‐tri‐O‐methyl‐ ( 11 , GG‐236MC), methyl β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐2,3‐di‐O‐methyl‐ ( 12 , GG‐23MC), methyl β‐D‐glucopy‐ranosyl‐(1→4)‐β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐2,6‐di‐O‐methyl‐ ( 13 , GG‐26MC), methyl β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐3‐O‐methyl‐ ( 14 , GG‐3MC), and methyl β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐β‐D‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐6‐O‐methyl‐cellulosides ( 15 , GG‐6MC). Surface tension, differential scanning calorimetry, fluorescence, and dynamic light scattering measurements of aqueous solutions of compounds 1 – 15 revealed that there was no relationship between aggregation behaviors and gel formation, gelation occurred only when the hydrophobic environments formed by hydrophobic interactions between the sequences of 2,3,6‐tri‐O‐methyl‐glucopyranosyl units upon heating. The diblock structure consisting of cellobiosyl block and approx. ten 2,3,6‐tri‐O‐methyl‐glucopyranosyl units was of crucial importance for thermoreversible gelation of methylcellulose. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 49: 1539–1546, 2011