Comparative study of homogeneous solvents for the esterification crosslinking of cellulose with 1,2,3,4‐butanetetracarboxylic dianhydride and water absorbency of the reaction products

Superabsorbent hydrogels were prepared via esterification crosslinking of cellulose with 1,2,3,4‐butanetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTCA) in three solvent systems: lithium chloride (LiCl)/N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidinone (NMP), LiCl/N,N‐dimethylacetamide (DMAc), and tetrabutylammonium fluoride/dimethyl sulfoxide (TBAF/DMSO). The absorbency of the hydrogels was strongly dependent on the BTCA feed to cellulose ratio as well as the nature of the solvent system used. The rate of cellulose esterification was enhanced in TBAF/DMSO relative to the other systems, and the highest water absorbency of the hydrogels (987 g g^?1 polymer) was also achieved using this system. The hydrogels obtained in the TBAF/DMSO system had a similar degree of both crosslinking and grafting, indicating that both reactions were promoted to the same extent in this solvent, whereas crosslinking was preferentially enhanced over grafting in the LiCl/NMP and LiCl/DMAc systems. The difference in the composition of the hydrogels was attributed to the difference in the electronegativity of the fluoride and chloride anions in these solvents. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

Novel biodegradable superabsorbent hydrogels derived from cotton cellulose and succinic anhydride: Synthesis and characterization

The synthesis of novel superabsorbent hydrogels was investigated with the reaction of cotton cellulose and succinic anhydride (SA) in the presence of 4‐dimethylaminopyridine as an esterification catalyst in a mixture of lithium chloride (LiCl) and N‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidinone (NMP) or in a mixture of tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), followed by NaOH neutralization. Interestingly, a hydrogel was obtained without any crosslinking agent, and this indicated the partial formation of a diester between the cellulosic hydroxyl group and SA. The products obtained in LiCl/NMP exhibited superior absorbency to these obtained in TBAF/DMSO. The former absorbed an amount of water about 400 times its dry weight, and this was comparable to a conventional sodium polyacrylate superabsorbent hydrogel. Furthermore, in an aqueous NaCl solution, the absorbency of the product hydrogels was higher than that of the sodium polyacrylate superabsorbent hydrogel. The formed hydrogels biologically degraded almost completely after 25 days, and this showed their excellent biodegradability. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 99: 3251–3256, 2006     

响应面法优化季戊四醇三烯丙基醚合成

以季戊四醇、氢氧化钠和氯丙烯为原料,在相转移催化剂作用下,经Williamson醚化反应合成季戊四醇三烯丙基醚。采用响应面法探讨了反应温度、NaOH的质量分数和催化剂四丁基溴化铵用量等因素对产品收率的影响,并建立了相应的预测模型。结果表明:NaOH的质量分数和催化剂四丁基溴化铵用量这两个因素对收率影响显著,温度和催化剂四丁基溴化铵的用量交互效应影响显著。得到了季戊四醇三烯丙基醚合成的最适宜工艺条件:四丁基溴化铵作催化剂,反应温度为78.0℃、NaOH的质量分数为54.9%、催化剂与三羟甲基丙烷的质量之比为11.1%时获得最高收率70.2%。     

纤维素在离子液体AmimCl中的均相苯甲酰化反应

酱油渣中可以提取到纤维素等生物资源,但由于纤维素不溶于水和一般溶剂,难以进行衍生化应用,因此常常遭到浪费。而离子液体对纤维素呈现出较好的溶解性,可作为纤维素衍生化的良好溶剂。本文利用提取过油脂和半纤维素的酱油渣为原料进一步提取纤维素,并对以离子液体为溶剂,无催化剂条件下纤维素的均相苯甲酰化进行了研究。重点考察了离子液体种类对均相苯甲酰化的产率和取代率的影响,反应温度、时间、苯甲酰氯与葡萄糖单元摩尔比对均相苯甲酰化的取代率的影响。研究结果发现以离子液体AminCl（1-烯丙基-3甲基咪唑氯盐）为溶剂时有最优的产率。在最优反应条件为温度80℃、时间90min、苯甲酰氯与葡萄糖单元摩尔比4：1时,可得到最高取代率0.72。     

Mild synthesis of benzylated bamboo in LiCl/DMSO solution

Benzylated bamboo was mildly synthesized in nonaqueous medium without mercerization pretreatment. The ball-milled bamboo was firstly preswelled in lithium chloride/dimethyl sulfoxide (LiCl/DMSO) solution and then reacted with benzyl chloride in the presence of solid NaOH with varying molar ratios of benzyl chloride to OH groups of bamboo (1–4), reaction times (1–8 h), and temperatures (60–90°C). Benzylated bamboo products with yields from 51.1 to 106.9% and with degrees of substitution [DS, apparent value evaluated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra] between 0.2 and 1.2 were synthesized. FTIR and ¹³C cross polarization/magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (CP/MAS NMR) spectroscopy confirmed the incorporation of benzyl groups into bamboo; SEM observations of the highly benzylated bamboo showed porous surface with small irregular slices ascribed to the disruption of intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonds between cellulose. Because of the degradation of amorphous components, the crystallinity decreased negligibly after modification and the thermal stability increased slightly but was lower than that of cellulose. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012     

烯丙基蔗糖的制备

以蔗糖为原料,NaOH为活化剂对蔗糖进行活化预处理,烯丙基氯为醚化试剂,制备了烯丙基蔗糖(AS)。研究了活化碱剂,预处理和反应温度及时间对产品收率和取代度的影响。结果表明:在n(烯丙基氯)∶n(蔗糖)∶n(NaOH)=10∶1∶10,前处理温度60℃,前处理时间7 h,反应温度50℃,反应6 h条件下,所制备的AS的取代度为6.65,收率为91%,用FTIR、MS对其结构进行了表征,合成成本大大降低。     

Structural changes of regenerated cellulose dissolved in FeTNa,NaOH/thiourea,and NMMO systems

Regenerated cellulose was prepared from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) via dissolution in three well‐known nonderivatizing systems: ferric chloride/sodium tartarate/sodium hydroxide (FeTNa), sodium hydroxide/thiourea (NaOH/thiourea), and N‐methylmorpholine‐N‐oxide (NMMO) systems. The effect of regeneration using the different systems on the supramolecular structure of the regenerated celluloses was studied using X‐ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). The effect of regeneration on supermolecular structure, morphology, and thermal stability of regenerated celluloses were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The effect of regeneration systems used on the chemical reactivity of cellulose toward carboxymethylation, acetylation, and cyanoethylation reactions was briefly studied. The results showed dependence of all the aforementioned properties on the dissolution reagent used in spite of that all studied reagents cause the same change in cellulose crystalline structure (from cellulose I to cellulose II). The degree of polymerization, crystallinity, and thermal stability of the regenerated cellulose (RC) samples were in the following order: NaOH/thiourea RC > FeTNa RC > NMMO RC. SEM micrograph showed unique surface for the NMMO RC sample. The reactivity of the different regenerated cellulose samples toward carboxymethylation, cyanoethylation, and acetylation depended mainly on the reaction system and conditions used rather than on crystallinity of regenerated cellulose. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

Cellulose as a renewable resource for the synthesis of wood consolidants

Crosslinkable cellulose ethers as allyl cellulose, allyl carboxymethyl cellulose, and allyl n‐hydroxypropyl cellulose were synthesized and characterized, and their use as consolidating agents for waterlogged wood was studied. For this kind of application, structural properties similar to those of wood's polysaccharide components are desired in the design stage of new consolidants. The choice to synthesize cellulose ethers was determined from the possibility of using cellulose as the starting material because of its large availability in nature, biocompatibility, and low cost. In addition, cellulose ethers are quite easy to obtain, and they can have different properties, depending on the nature and the amount of the functional groups introduced. For this purpose, a cellulose with a lower degree of polymerization was also used for the synthesis of related cellulose ethers. By means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the affinity of the cellulose derivatives for degraded lignin flours was detected. The preliminary results of this study show that these polysaccharide compounds may be proposed as wood consolidating agents. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Preparation of completely allylated and methallylated celluloses from methylcellulose and cellulose acetate

Cellulose ethers having various amounts of carbon—carbon double bonds were prepared by allylation or methallylation of commercial methylcellulose (DS = 1.6). Namely, methylcellulose dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) was treated with allyl chloride or methallyl chloride in the presence of powdered sodium hydroxide as a base. Tri-O-allyl and tri-O-methallyl celluloses were also prepared easily from commercial cellulose acetate (DS = 1.75) with powdered sodium hydroxide and the corresponding chlorides. Thermal stabilities of these cellulose derivatives and their behaviors to oxygen in the air were studied by the use of TG-DSC and solubility test, respectively.     

Synthesis and characterization of carboxymethylated red angico (Anadenanthera macrocarpa) exudate polysaccharide

Red angico is a heteropolysaccharide (arabinogalactan) obtained from Anadenanthera macrocarpa trees. Carboxymethylation of angico gum (AG) with monochloroacetic acid (MCA) in alkaline aqueous medium resulted in samples which were characterized by ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography. The effects of reaction parameters, such as alkali concentration, MCA/AG ratio and temperature on the reaction yield and degree of substitution (DS) were investigated. The DS and MCA total efficiency values increase up to 2 h reaction time and then decrease. The DS varied from 0.11 to 1.10 depending on NaOH/MCA/AG ratio and temperature. The highest MCA total efficiency (0.57) was obtained for NaOH/MCA/AG molar ratio equal to 3:1:1, at 70°C. (DS = 0.63, yield = 91.0%). Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analysis shows that polymer degradation was observed in all samples. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 2985–2991, 2007     

一锅法合成N-烯丙基邻苯二甲酰亚胺

以邻苯二甲酰亚胺和烯丙基氯为原料,采用一锅法合成,经红外和核磁氢谱表征,确定该产物为N-烯丙基邻苯二甲酰亚胺。考察原料配比、反应时间、反应温度、溶剂对产物收率的影响,得到优化反应条件:n(烯丙基氯)∶n(邻苯二甲酰亚胺)=1.5∶1,在60℃下反应12 h,N-烯丙基邻苯二甲酰亚胺的收率可高达88.5%。     

Synthesis of allylamine in ethanol

Allylamine was prepared from the ammonolysis of allyl chloride or the reaction of allyl chloride with hexamethylenetetramine in ethanol. The selectivity of allylamine was improved from 21.4% to 67.6% when the reaction was carried out in ethanol instead of liquid ammonia. At the same time, the selectivity of allylamine was increased from 13.3% to 67.6% when the molar ratio of NH3 to allyl chloride was increased from 4. 5 ： 1 to 25 ： 1. However, the reaction of allyl chloride and hexamethylenetetramine in ethanol produced allylamine with high selectivity （100%） and high yield （87%）. The synthesis of allylamine from the reaction of allyl chloride and hexamethylenetetramine in ethanol was more straightforward and convenient.     

Pyridine-catalyzed depolymerization of cellulose during carbanilation with phenylisocyanate in dimethylsulfoxide

Carbanilation reactions of cellulose samples (bleached cotton linters and Avicel) with phenylisocyanate in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) were carried out at 60°C in the presence of various pyridine derivatives. The molecular weight distributions of the resulting cellulose tricarbanilates (CTCs) were measured by high-performance size exclusion chromatography. When pyridine or its derivatives were included in the reactions, the CTCs had reduced degree of polymerization (DP) values compared to those of CTCs prepared without the additives. The cellulose depolymerization was promoted by pyridines with electron-donating substituents and was not favored by pyridines with electron-withdrawing substituents nor with groups at positions ortho to the pyridine ring nitrogen atom. For the 3-, 4-, and 3,4- substituted pyridines, there was a linear relationship between log (weight-average CTC DP) and the pK_a (in water) of the pyridine derivative. For 2- and 2,6-substituted pyridines, the DP–pK_a relationships were different, probably because of steric effects of the different substituents ortho to the pyridine nitrogen atom. The optimum DMSO : pyridine solvent ratio for cellulose depolymerization during carbanilation in DMSO : pyridine mixtures was 3 : 1. All three components, phenylisocyanate, pyridine or its derivatives, and DMSO, are required for the depolymerization reaction. It is suggested that the depolymerization may be a consequence of cellulose oxidation by DMSO and/or cleavage of glucosidic bonds of partially carbanilated cellulose by reactions promoted by an enhanced solvent effect of DMSO.     

Synthesis of cationic hemicellulosic derivatives with a low degree of substitution in dimethyl sulfoxide media

A series of water‐soluble cationic 2‐hydroxylpropyltrimethylammonium hemicellulosic derivatives with low average degrees of substitution (DS's) were prepared by the incorporation of the cationic moiety 2,3‐epoxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (ETA) onto the backbone of hemicelluloses in the presence of NaOH as a nucleophilic catalyst in homogeneous dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) media. The dependence of the homogeneous reaction on the different affecting factors was investigated. The average DS was calculated from the N/C ratio in the products and from the weight gain. The degree of substitution determined by the nitrogen content (DS_N) values up to 0.25 in a one‐step synthesis of the etherified hemicelluloses could be controlled by the adjustment of the amount of solvent used and the molar ratio of NaOH or ETA to the anhydromonomer units in the hemicelluloses. The structure of the cationic hemicellulosic derivatives formed was determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and further confirmed with solution‐state ¹³C‐NMR spectroscopy. In comparison, no significant degradation of the hemicellulosic derivatives occurred during the etherification of the polymers in the homogeneous DMSO system. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

Homogenous carboxymethylation of cellulose in the NaOH/urea aqueous solution

In this work, the carboxymethylation of cellulose in the alkaline cellulose solvent, 7 wt% NaOH/12 wt% urea aqueous solution, was investigated. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) samples were characterized with FT-IR, NMR, HPLC, and viscosity measurements. Water-soluble CMC with DS = 0.20–0.62 was prepared from both Avicel cellulose and cotton linters. Thus, carboxymethylation of cellulose in NaOH/urea leads to a polymer with the lowest DS value for water solubility (0.20) of CMC known. The total DS of CMC could be controlled by varying the molar ratio of reagents and NaOH to AGU and the reaction temperature. Structure analysis by means of HPLC after complete depolymerization showed that the mole fractions of the different carboxymethylated repeating units as well as those of unmodified glucose follow the simple statistic pattern. A distribution of the carboxymethyl groups at the level of the AGU in the order O-6 > O-2 > O-3 was determined. The results were similar with findings for CMC obtained by totally homogeneous reaction of cellulose in aqueous solvents such as Ni[tris(2-aminoethyl)amine](OH)₂.     

无溶剂合成甲基二羟乙基烯丙基氯化铵

引言近十年来,特别是近几年来,有机化学工作者将无溶剂条件下的有机化学反应提出来进行专门的研究。大量研究结果证明[1-4],许多有机化学反应可以在无溶剂下进行,取得了令人欣喜的结果。与有溶剂条件下的有机反应相比,无溶剂条件下的有     

Cellulose derivatives with adamantoyl groups

A new synthesis pattern of adamantoyl esters of cellulose (AdTMSC) is described. The process was approached by two steps. The first one consists in the obtaining of trimethylsilylcellulose (TMSC), by reacting cellulose in N,N‐dimethylacetamide/lithium chloride (DMA/LiCl) solution with chlorotrimethylsilane and hexamethyldisilazane. The AdTMSC was synthesized by reacting trimethylsilylcellulose with 1‐adamantanecarbonyl chloride, at 130°C. The obtained compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, FTIR spectroscopy, thermogravimetry method, and X‐ray diffraction. From ¹H NMR spectroscopy and elemental analyses, the degree of substitution (DS) of the cellulose derivatives was established. The AdTMSC is soluble in common organic solvent like chloroform, THF, and DMSO. As revealed by ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, a faster reaction takes place at the O (6)H group from AGU compared with O (2)H or O(3)H groups. Furthermore, other important properties were established by X‐ray diffraction and thermogravimetry method. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 105–112, 2006     

Characterization of products prepared by homogeneous grafting of styrene onto cellulose in a sulfur dioxide–diethylamine–dimethyl sulfoxide medium

Homogeneous graft copolymerization of styrene onto cellulose was carried out using a SO₂–DEA–DMSO cellulose solvent reaction medium and γ-ray mutual irradiation. The yield of grafted side chain polymer and the homopolymer in this reaction system proved to be polysulfone, a styrene–sulfur dioxide copolymer in which the number of sulfur atoms per polymer chain is 3–3.5. Several characterizations of the graft product were attempted. The graft products were extracted with boiling benzene for 24 hr to remove homopolymer, and then the cellulose backbones were hydrolyzed. After hydrolysis, the polysulfone residues were separated by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) into two components, i.e., attendant homopolysulfone and the true side chain polysulfone having some sugar residues at one of the polymer chain ends. The weight fraction of these components for each graft product was determined by a TLC scanner. The molecular weight of the side chain polysulfone remained constant and significantly lower than that of the homopolysulfone throughout the reaction period. By assuming that no scission of cellulose chains occurred throughout the graft reaction, the number of branches per starting cellulose molecule was assessed to be surprisingly large, ranging from 2.4 to 10.6 at a total dose of 1–8 mR of irradiation. It was also found that percent grafting increased with irradiation time because of an increase in the number of branches per cellulose chain. Furthermore, we succeeded in separating the graft product into ungrafted cellulose and the true graft copolymer containing a small amount of attendant hompolysulfone.     

十三氟辛氧丙基甲基二氯硅烷的合成和结构表征

以十三氟辛醇和氯丙烯为原料、四丁基溴化铵为相转移催化剂,制得十三氟辛基烯丙基醚;再与甲基二氯硅烷进行硅氢加成反应,得到十三氟辛氧丙基甲基二氯硅烷.以核磁、红外及质谱对中间体和目标产物结构进行了表征,探索了十三氟辛基烯丙基醚、十三氟辛氧丙基甲基二氯硅烷的合成工艺.结果表明,合成十三氟辛基烯丙基醚的较佳工艺是:十三氟辛醇与烯丙基氯的量之比为1∶1.2,于42℃反应24h;合成十三氟辛氧丙基甲基二氯硅烷的较佳工艺是:十三氟辛基烯丙基醚与甲基二氯硅烷的量之比为1∶1.2,在Karstedt's催化剂催化下反应3h.按照最优工艺合成十三氟辛氧丙基甲基二氯硅烷的总收率为65.7％.     

Substitution of corn starch with polycaprolactone via chlorination and water resistance of the substituted starch

Corn starch was chlorinated using methanesulfonyl chloride in dimethylformamide (DMF) and then substituted with polycaprolactone (PCL) in various solvents [dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), water and dimethylacetamide (DMAc)] containing a catalyst [sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or lithium chloride (LiCl)] to improve water resistance. The reaction yield based on the product weight was highest (85%) when DMAc and LiCl were used. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra showed that starch was monosubstituted with PCL in the aqueous NaOH solution, whereas it was to crosslink by PCL in the case using DMAc and LlCl. The intrinsic viscosity of the products in DMSO supports these trends. By introducing the hydrophobic PCL onto starch, solvent resistance of the substituted starches to water and other aqueous media increased. The crosslinked starch displayed higher water resistance than the monosubstituted starch. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 2197–2202, 2001