Abstract
Biomass derived oligo- and polysaccharides are important compounds for various applications, including biomedicine and material science. Their use, however, is often limited by inherent structural inhomogeneity of the starting materials. Here, a method for depolymerization of naturally occurring polysaccharides, including dextran, starch, xylan and galactoglucomannan, into well-defined fragments of narrow polydispersities is described, based on the use of in situ generated Cu-I species under the commonly employed CuAAC reaction conditions. The main strength of the reported method is its high versatility, both in terms of substrate scope and operational simplicity.
Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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Pages (from-to) | 1449–1454 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | European Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 2018 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Controlled depolymerization
- Renewable resources