Carbohydrate polymers 2013-02-15

Kinetics and mechanism of imidazole-catalyzed acylation of cellulose in LiCl/N,N-dimethylacetamide.

Haq Nawaz, Paulo Augusto R Pires, Omar A El Seoud

Index: Carbohydr. Polym. 92(2) , 997-1005, (2013)

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Abstract

Cellulose acylation by anhydrides (ethanoic to hexanoic) plus tosyl chloride, TsCl, or imidazole in LiCl/N,N-dimethylacetamide solution has been studied. Contrary to a previous claim, TsCl does not catalyze acylation. For the diazole-catalyzed reaction, N-acylimidazole is the acylating agent. Third order rate constants (k(3); 40-70 °C) have been calculated from conductivity data and split, by using information from model compounds, into contributions from the primary- (k(3;Prim(OH))) and secondary- (k(3;Sec(OH))) hydroxyl groups of cellulose. Values of k(3,Prim(OH))/k(3,Sec(OH)) are >1, and increase linearly as a function of increasing the number of carbon atoms of the acyl group. Rate constants and the degree of biopolymer substitution decrease on going from ethanoic- to butanoic-, then increase for pentanoic- and hexanoic anhydride, due to enthalpy/entropy compensation. Relative to the uncatalyzed reaction, the diazole-mediated one is associated with smaller enthalpy- and larger entropy of activation, due to difference of the acylating agent.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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  • Imidazole
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