A. Koschella, T. Heinze, D. Klemm
2001
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Macromolecular Bioscience
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The present paper describes the synthesis of 2,6-di-O-thexyldimethylsilyl cellulose as a novel 2.6-di-O-protected cellulose derivative. This material was obtained by reacting cellulose in N,N-dimethylacetamide/ LiCl solution with thexyldimethylchlorosilane and imid azole for 24 h at 100°C. In a typical subsequent reaction the residual OH-group in position 3 could be completely etherified without loss of any protecting groups. Treatment with tetrabutylammonium fluoride leads to the novel compounds 3-O-allyl and 3-O-methyl cellulose. The structures of all polymers are revealed by means of one-( 1 H and 13 C) and two-dimensional (COSY and HMQC) NMR techniques.