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Highly Norbornylated Cellulose and Its "Click" Modification by an Inverse-Electron Demand Diels-Alder (iEDDA) Reaction.

Christina WapplViktor SchallertChristian SlugovcAstrid-Caroline KnallStefan Spirk
Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
A facile, catalyst-free synthesis of a norbornylated cellulosic material (NC) with a high degree of substitution (2.9) is presented by direct reaction of trimethylsilyl cellulose with norbornene acid chloride. The resulting NC is highly soluble in organic solvents and its reactive double bonds were exploited for the copper-free inverse-electron demand Diels-Alder (iEDDA) "click" reaction with 3,6-di(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine. Reaction kinetics are comparable to the well-known Huisgen type 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azide with alkynes, while avoiding toxic catalysts.
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