Isolation, modification, and NMR assignments of a series of cellulose oligomers
Isolation, modification, and NMR assignments of a series of cellulose oligomers
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DOI:
10.1021/ja990561u
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发表时间:
1999-08-11
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
Petillo, PA
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作者:
Flugge, LA;Blank, JT;Petillo, PA
A homologous series of cellulose oligomers from two to eight repeating subunits have been isolated and size-fractionated from the hydrolysis products of microcrystalline cellulose. Chemical modification of cellotriose (1), cellotetraose (2), cellopentaose (3), and cellohexaose (4) to the corresponding beta-methyl glycosides 13-16 proceeded in three steps in overall yields of 16-46%. Peracetylation produced oligomers 5-8 in 70-75% yield, and subsequent formation of the P-methyl glycosides gave 9-12 in 42-89% yield. Removal of the acetate-protecting groups employing guanidine provided 13-16 in 73-79% yield. This modification eliminated anomeric equilibration and permitted a detailed NMR solution study of these oligomers. The complete H-1 and C-13 chemical shift assignments of each peracetylated and deprotected oligomer were obtained through a combination of DQF-COSY, HMQC, HMBC, and HMQC-TOCSY experiments. All the resonances in methyl cellotriose (13) and methyl cellotetraose (14) were readily distinguishable from one another and directly assignable. Severe overlap of the resonances for the inner pyranose rings of methyl cellopentaose (15) and methyl cellohexaose (16) was observed and could only be resolved and assigned using a comprehensive battery of 3D pulse sequences. These results demonstrate the utility of multidimensional NMR experiments in assigning the signals from a repeating polysaccharide and represent the first necessary step in a comprehensive, systematic study of cellulose oligomers in solution.