Chemical Modification of Dextran through Reaction with Biscyclopentadienyltitanium Dichloride and Dibutyltin Dichloride as a Function of the Reaction System

Abstract

Abstract Dextran was modified through condensation with biscyclopentadienyltitanium dichloride and dibutyltin dichloride by employing a number of solution and interfacial condensation systems. The modified dextran is rapidly synthesized (within 30 s) in good yield with moderate to high degrees of substitution. The products are complex with chains composed of a variety of substituted and un-substituted glycopyranose units.