Trimethylsilyl hydroxypropyl cellulose: Preparation, properties and as precursors to graft copolymerization of ε-caprolactone

Caiqi Wang*, Huimin Tan, Yuping Dong, Zhiqiang Shao

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Abstract

Trimethylsilyl hydroxypropyl cellulose (TMS-HPC) was synthesized from hydroxypropyl cellulose and hexamethyldisilazane in dimethyl formamide. The structure of TMS-HPC was characterized by infrared spectroscopy, 1H NMR and 13C NMR. The obtained TMS-HPC achieved solubility in a variety of organic solvents, such as chloroform, acetone, and xylene so that the lyotropic liquid crystal mesophase can be formed in concentrated acetone. The critical concentration (C*) in acetone confirmed by PLM photographs is approximately 36%. The relationship between the structure and solubility was analyzed using XRD. With the partial protection technique of the hydroxyl group via the TMS group and the solubility of TMS-HPC in organic solvents and the easy deprotection of TMS groups, a new amphiphilic biodegradable graft poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) with water-soluble HPC as a backbone was obtained by homogeneous graft copolymerization. The structure of the graft copolymer (HPC-g-PCL) obtained was confirmed by 1H NMR.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1165-1173
Number of pages9
JournalReactive and Functional Polymers
Volume66
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2006

Keywords

  • Copolymer
  • Hydroxypropyl Cellulose
  • Substitution
  • Trimethylsilyl Group
  • liquid crystal

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