Chitosan as a chiral ligand and organocatalyst: preparation conditions–property–catalytic performance relationships
Vanessza Judit Kolcsár, György Szőllősi
Abstract
Properties of chitosan prepared by alkaline deacetylation of chitin under various conditions were correlated with their performance as ligands or organocatalysts in asymmetric catalytic reactions.
Topics & Concepts
ChitosanCatalysisChemistryChitinLigand (biochemistry)Enantioselective synthesisOrganic chemistryAcetylationCombinatorial chemistryOrganocatalysisBiochemistryReceptorGeneCatalysis for Biomass ConversionAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisNanomaterials for catalytic reactions