Chitosan derivatives with a series of fatty acids (FA) have been developed
using simultaneous N- and O-acylation reaction by the combination of two
ways of conducting the reaction, i.e. a carbodiimide catalysis and ionic
amino group protection. The chemical structure of chitosan derivatives as
well as the characterization of the FA substitution degree were done by the
IR spectra analysis. The correlation between the substitution of the chitosan
functional groups as well as the saturation of FA and the changes of
structural and thermal properties of the derivatives has been presented.
Chitosan derivatives with a series of fatty acids (FA) have been developed
using simultaneous N- and O-acylation reaction by the combination of two
ways of conducting the reaction, i.e. a carbodiimide catalysis and ionic
amino group protection. The chemical structure of chitosan derivatives as
well as the characterization of the FA substitution degree were done by the
IR spectra analysis. The correlation between the substitution of the chitosan
functional groups as well as the saturation of FA and the changes of
structural and thermal properties of the derivatives has been presented.
