A Complementary and Revised View on the N-Acylation of Chitosan with Hexanoyl Chloride

The modification of the biobased polymer chitosan is a broad and widely studied field. Herein, an insight into the hydrophobization of low-molecular-weight chitosan by substitution of amino functionalities with hexanoyl chloride is reported. Thereby, the influence of the pH of the reaction media was...

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Main Authors: Berthold Reis, Niklas Gerlach, Christine Steinbach, Karina Haro Carrasco, Marina Oelmann, Simona Schwarz, Martin Müller, Dana Schwarz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/7/385