Hierarchial Structure and Physical Properties of Natural Cellulosic Fibers

1991 ◽  
Vol 255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludwig Rebenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Building Blocks ◽  
Decomposition Temperature ◽  
Fiber Axis ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Wood Fibers ◽  
Cellulosic Fibers ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Specific Source ◽  
Free Hydroxyl ◽  
Intramolecular Hydrogen

AbstractNatural cellulosic fibers have in common the fact that cellulose is the key polymeric component in the structure, although the chemical composition varies widely depending on the specific source of the fibers. Cellulose is a long-chain linear condensation polymer of β-D-glucose with three free hydroxyl groups on each monomeric unit, resulting in strong inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Because of the hydrogen bond network, and also due to restricted rotation around the polymeric 1,4- β-linkage, cellulose is a rigid and stiff chain with a Tg well above the chemical decomposition temperature.Despite the high Tg native cellulose is invariably highly crystalline as a result of the biosynthetic process. In naturally occurring cellulosic fibers, the cellulose crystallites are aggregated into fibrils which constitute the underlying building blocks of the fiber. In cotton, the fibrils are laid down during the development or growth of the fiber in the form of concentric layers. The fibrils are disposed at an angle of 23° with respect to the fiber axis and thus they describe a helical pattern. The sense of the helix reverses frequently along the length of the fiber. This morphology is unique to cotton; other cellulosic fibers such as ramie and jute have similar fibrillar structures, but fibrillar angles in the 5 to 10 degree range, with no reversals. Wood fibers, on the other hand, are structurally more heterogeneous and may be considered as composites.

Crystalline conformation and structure of lichenan and barley β-glucan

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 1608-1616 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Tvaroska ◽  
K. Ogawa ◽  
Y. Deslandes ◽  
R. H. Marchessault
Keyword(s):  
Cell Walls ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Group Symmetry ◽  
Fiber Axis ◽  
Dihedral Angles ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
C Fiber ◽  
Intramolecular Hydrogen ◽  
Helical Parameters

An investigation based on X-ray fiber diffraetion and conformational analysis methods has provided a proposed chain conformation and crystalline structure for lichenan, a poly β(1 → 3) cellotriose. The analysis of the fiber diagram of the hydrated form of lichenan led to a trigonal unit cell of dimension a = b = 9.92 Å and c (fiber axis) = 42.03 Å, with cellotriose as the asymmetric unit and six cellotriose residues per unit cell. A unit cell of the dry form is also trigonal with a = b = 9.36 Å and c = 42.03 Å. A right-handed threefold helix made up of three cellotriose residues was derived from a comparison of experimental helical parameters with isoenenergy conformational maps made by plotting dihedral angles ([Formula: see text], ψ) at the β(1 → 3) linkage. A virtual bond approach was also used to arrive at the proposed conformation which is stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonds between all carbohydrate units. The refinement of geometrical and packing parameters produced results consistent with an antiparallel arrangement of the two chains corresponding to a space group symmetry of P31. The naturally occurring copolysaccharides known as mixed (1 → 3) and (1 → 4) β-glucans from the cell walls of barley endosperm have been shown to crystallize in the same fashion as lichenan.

scholarly journals Preparation of a set of selectively protected disaccharides for modular synthesis of heparan sulfate fragments: toward the synthesis of several O-sulfonated [β-D-GlcUA-(1→4)-β-D-GlcNAc]OPr types

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hammed Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Heparan Sulfate ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Protecting Groups ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Allyl Ethers ◽  
Modular Synthesis ◽  
Stereocontrolled Synthesis ◽  
Benzyl Ethers ◽  
Free Hydroxyl

AbstractA concise method for a stereocontrolled synthesis of a set of selectively protected disaccharides is reported. Coupling of the donor 11 onto acceptors 23 and 24, promoted by trimethylsilyl triflate-N-iodosuccinimide (TMSOTf-NIS), generated the disaccharides 25 and 26. Under typical conditions, condensation of the fully protected donor 12 onto acceptors 23 and 24 produced the disaccharides 27 and 28. The building blocks 25–28 were prepared in moderate yields having exclusive β-stereoselectivity. A unique pattern of protecting groups distinguished clearly between positions to be sulfated and functional groups remaining as free hydroxyl groups. Acetyl and/or levulinoyl esters temporarily protected the positions to be sulfated, while benzyl ethers were used for permanent protection. The anomeric positions were protected as allyl ethers, whereas the 4′-positions were masked as p-methoxybenzyl (PMB) ethers. The orthogonality of the PMB and allyl groups can then be used for further elongation of the chain by recurrent deprotection and activation steps. The hydroxyl group, OH-6, of glucosamine moieties was protected as a TBDPS ether to avoid oxidation. A five-step deprotection/sulfonation sequence was applied to the disaccharide 27 to generate the corresponding sulfated [β-D-GlcUA-2-OSO3Na-(1→4)-β-D-Glc pNAc]-(1→O-Pro) 34.

Synthesis and Biological Activity of Embelin and its Derivatives: An Overview

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 396-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaojun Sheng ◽  
Siyuan Ge ◽  
Min Gao ◽  
Rongchao Jian ◽  
Xiaole Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Carbonyl Groups ◽  
Cellular Mechanisms ◽  
Embelia Ribes ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Ic50 Value ◽  
Apoptosis Protein

Embelin is a naturally occurring para-benzoquinone isolated from Embelia ribes (Burm. f.) of the Myrsinaceae family, and contains two carbonyl groups, a methine group and two hydroxyl groups. With embelin as the lead compound, more than one hundred derivatives have been reported. Embelin is well known for its ability to antagonize the X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) with an IC50 value of 4.1 μM. The potential of embelin and its derivatives in the treatment of various cancers has been extensively studied. In addition, these compounds display a variety of other biological effects: antimicrobial, antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic and antifertility activity. This paper reviews the recent progress in the synthesis and biological activity of embelin and its derivatives. Their cellular mechanisms of action and prospects in the research and development of new drugs are also discussed.

The synthesis and structure of silica-supported bis(h5-cyclopentadienyl)dichlorotitanium(IV) complexes

1986 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 1430-1438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alena Reissová ◽  
Zdeněk Bastl ◽  
Martin Čapka
Keyword(s):  
Free Surface ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Titanium Complex ◽  
Surface Hydroxyl ◽  
Surface Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Free Hydroxyl ◽  
Cyclopentadienyl Anion

The title complexes have been obtained by functionalization of silica with cyclopentadienylsilanes of the type Rx(CH3)3 - xSi(CH2)nC5H5 (x = 1-3, n = 0, 1, 3), trimethylsilylation of free surface hydroxyl groups, transformation of the bonded cyclopentadienyl group to the cyclopentadienyl anion, followed by coordination of (h5-cyclopentadienyl)trichlorotitanium. The effects of single steps of the above immobilization on texture of the support, the number of free hydroxyl groups, the coverage of the surface by cyclopentadienyl groups and the degree of their utilization in anchoring the titanium complex have been investigated. ESCA study has shown that the above anchoring leads to formation of the silica-supported bis(h5-cyclopentadienyl)dichlorotitanium(IV) complex.

Measurement, analysis and prediction of amoxicillin oral dose stability from integrated molecular description approach and accelerated predictive stability (APS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille Merienne ◽  
Chloe Marchand ◽  
Samira Filali ◽  
Damien Salmon ◽  
Christine Pivot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Dose ◽  
Shelf Life ◽  
Chromatographic Analysis ◽  
Water Adsorption ◽  
Degradation Mechanism ◽  
Oral Dosage ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Humid Atmosphere ◽  
Intramolecular Hydrogen ◽  
The Impact

AbstractBackgroundStability of low amoxicillin oral dosage form (5 mg) used in reintroduction drug test was not fully documented. Furthermore, the impact of (1) salt moiety of amoxicillin and (2) amoxicillin – excipient interactions upon the antibiotic formulation stability during the storage was not characterized so that the estimation of the pharmaceutical expiration date from shelf-life was uncertain. Thus, the main goal of this study was to estimate the shelf-life of two formulations of amoxicillin, using a semi-predictive methodology.MethodsAmoxicillin sodium (AS) and amoxicillin trihydrate (ATH), corresponding to 5-mg amoxicillin, were compounded with microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) in oral hard capsules which were, then, submitted to four environmental conditions (25 °C / 60% or 80% relative humidity (RH); 40 °C / 75% RH; 60 °C / 5% RH) in climatic chambers for 45 and 84 days. Therefore, the characterization of amoxicillin-MCC mixture was assessed by attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) The profiles of amoxicillin content (determined by stability indicating chromatographic method) as a function of storage time, temperature and RH were fitted to pre-defined kinetic models performed by accelerated predictive stability (APS).ResultsATR-FTIR analysis of AS, ATH, MCC and bulk specimens stored in heated and humid atmosphere confirmed water sorption to cellulose described by a broad and unresolved 3600 to 3000 cm−1 band associated with (1) general intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bonding between water and hydroxyl groups of the cellulose, and with (2) free hydroxyl in cellulose. Moreover, a dramatic decrease of absorption at 1776 and 1687 cm−1 respectively characteristic of the β-lactam ring (νC=O) and amide group (νC=O), was revealed as a consequence of AS and ATH degradation caused by moisturization of bulk. Amoxicillin degradation was established by chromatographic analysis showing faster AS degradation than ATH throughout time exposure. The combined effects of temperature – RH were successfully modeled by APS, where AS and ATH showed accelerated (auto-catalysis degradation mechanism) and linear degradation, respectively. The faster AS degradation was assumed to be linked to lower hydrogen donor to hydrogen acceptor count ratio and polar surface than ATH, increasing the probability of AS hydrolysis by water adsorption to AS-MCC solid dispersion (e.g., by reduction of protective intramolecular hydrogen bonds between AS molecules). Furthermore, the compounding which involved a drastic homogenization of solids may have affected the crystalline degree of MCC with an increase of amorphous phase more sensitive to water adsorption.ConclusionsThe improvement of amoxicillin compounding for oral dose forms might be rationalized by taking into account the molecular descriptors of salt moiety and excipients, improved by the choice of an appropriate process of production, characterized from infrared vibrational spectroscopy and chromatographic analysis and finally predicted from accelerated stability assays.

Substitutional and solvation effects on conformational equilibria. Effects on the interaction between opposing axial oxygen atoms

1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (23) ◽  
pp. 4441-4446 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. U. Lemieux ◽  
A. A. Pavia
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Electrostatic Repulsion ◽  
Hydrogen Bridge ◽  
Conformational Equilibria ◽  
Free Hydroxyl ◽  
Oxygen Atoms

Evidence based both on nuclear magnetic resonance and rotation data primarily obtained from methyl 3-deoxy-β-L-erythro-pentopyranoside and a number of its derivatives is interpreted to show that the electrostatic repulsion between the oxygen atoms at the 2 and 4 positions is substantially less when these oxygens are linked to acyl groups than when in the form of either methyl ethers or as hydroxyl groups hydrogen bonded to solvent. Also, experimental evidence is presented which requires the hydrogen bridge between two axially disposed hydroxyl groups to be substantially strengthened by hydrogen bonding of the free hydroxyl by solvent.

Light-Mediated Cross-Coupling of Anomeric Trifluoroborates

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Miller ◽  
Maciej Walczak
Keyword(s):  
Cross Coupling ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Anomeric Effect ◽  
Computational Studies ◽  
Carbohydrate Chemistry ◽  
New Class ◽  
Free Hydroxyl ◽  
Anomeric Carbon ◽  
Stereoselective Reactions

Stereoselective reactions at the anomeric carbon constitute the cornerstone of preparative carbohydrate chemistry. Here, we report the synthesis of axial C1 trifluoroborates and stereoselective C-arylation and etherification reactions under photoredox conditions. These reactions are characterized by high anomeric selectivities for 2-deoxysugars and broad substrate scope (24 examples), including disaccharides and trifluoroborates with free hydroxyl groups. Computational studies show that high axial selectivities for these reactions originate from a combination of kinetic anomeric effect of the intermediate C1 radical and stereoelectronic stabilization of Ni(III) through the metallo-anomeric effect. Taken together, this new class of carbohydrate reagents adds the palette of anomeric nucleophile reagents suitable for efficient installation C-C and Cheteroatom bonds.

scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterizations of Dipeptide Derivative of Gentamicin

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
Oun D. Khudair ◽  
Diar A. Fatih
Keyword(s):  
Acid Chloride ◽  
Solution Method ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Free Hydroxyl ◽  
Ester Linkage ◽  
Amine Groups ◽  
Conventional Solution ◽  
Dipeptide Derivative

Abstract       The target derivative are gentamicin linked with L-Val- L-Ala by an ester linkage. These were synthesized by esterification method, which included the reaction of -OH hydroxyl group on (carbon No.5) of gentamicin with the acid chloride of the corresponding dipeptide, The preparation of new derivative of gentamicin involved protected the primary & secondary amine groups of Gentamicin, by Ethylchloroformate (ECF) to give N-carbomethoxy Gentamicin which was used for further chemical synthesis involving the free hydroxyl groups. Then prepared dipeptide (L-Val- L-Ala) by conventional solution method in present DCC & HoBt then reacted with thionyl chloride to prepared acid chloride of dipeptides, then after, linked by ester linkage to N-protection gentamicin in present pyridine as base, finally deportation the amino group of synthesized compound by using TFAA in present anisole. The characterization of the titled compounds were performed utilizing FTIR spectroscopy, CHNS elemental analysis, and by measurements of their physical properties.  

Cobalt(II) chloride adducts with acetonitrile, propan-2-ol and tetrahydrofuran: considerations on nuclearity, reactivity and synthetic applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo Stinghen ◽  
André Luis Rüdiger ◽  
Siddhartha O. K. Giese ◽  
Giovana G. Nunes ◽  
Jaísa F. Soares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Direct Reaction ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Single Molecule Magnets ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Bond Network ◽  
Solvent Molecules ◽  
Intramolecular Hydrogen

High-spin cobalt(II) complexes are considered useful building blocks for the synthesis of single-molecule magnets (SMM) because of their intrinsic magnetic anisotropy. In this work, three new cobalt(II) chloride adducts with labile ligands have been synthesized from anhydrous CoCl2, to be subsequently employed as starting materials for heterobimetallic compounds. The products were characterized by elemental, spectroscopic (EPR and FT–IR) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses.trans-Tetrakis(acetonitrile-κN)bis(tetrahydrofuran-κO)cobalt(II) bis[(acetonitrile-κN)trichloridocobaltate(II)], [Co(C2H3N)4(C4H8O)2][CoCl3(C2H3N)]2, (1), comprises mononuclear ions and contains both acetonitrile and tetrahydrofuran (thf) ligands, The coordination polymercatena-poly[[tetrakis(propan-2-ol-κO)cobalt(II)]-μ-chlorido-[dichloridocobalt(II)]-μ-chlorido], [Co2Cl4(C3H8O)4], (2′), was prepared by direct reaction between anhydrous CoCl2and propan-2-ol in an attempt to rationalize the formation of the CoCl2–alcohol adduct (2), probably CoCl2(HOiPr)m. The binuclear complex di-μ-chlorido-1:2κ4Cl:Cl-dichlorido-2κ2Cl-tetrakis(tetrahydrofuran-1κO)dicobalt(II), [Co2Cl4(C4H8O)4], (3), was obtained from (2) after recrystallization from tetrahydrofuran. All three products present cobalt(II) centres in both octahedral and tetrahedral environments, the former usually less distorted than the latter, regardless of the nature of the neutral ligand. Product (2′) is stabilized by an intramolecular hydrogen-bond network that appears to favour atransarrangement of the chloride ligands in the octahedral moiety; this differs from thecisdisposition found in (3). The expected easy displacement of the bound solvent molecules from the metal coordination sphere makes the three compounds good candidates for suitable starting materials in a number of synthetic applications.

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