Heterogeneous "Organoclick" Derivatization of Polysaccharides: Photochemical Thiol-ene Click Modification of Solid Cellulose

Gui-Ling Zhao; Jonas Hafrén; Luca Deiana; Armando Córdova

doi:10.1002/marc.200900764

Heterogeneous "Organoclick" Derivatization of Polysaccharides: Photochemical Thiol-ene Click Modification of Solid Cellulose

Macromol Rapid Commun. 2010 Apr 20;31(8):740-4. doi: 10.1002/marc.200900764. Epub 2010 Mar 19.

Authors

Gui-Ling Zhao¹, Jonas Hafrén, Luca Deiana, Armando Córdova

Affiliation

¹ Department of Organic Chemistry, The Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.

PMID: 21590965
DOI: 10.1002/marc.200900764

Abstract

A simple and direct method for derivatization of solid polysaccharides is presented. The novel methodology is based on the combination of organic acid-catalyzed esterification or etherification and photochemical thiol-ene click derivatization of a heterogeneous polysaccharide. The solid cellulose was "organoclick" modified with aryl, alkyl and polyester groups, respectively. The modification allows for a highly modular and metal free surface modification of solid polysaccharides.