Synthesis of C2-Regioselectively Substituted Curdlan Acetate

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Synthesis of C2-regioselectively substituted curdlan acetate propionate and the effect of C2 substituent on their properties Chih-Ying Chien, Yukiko Enomoto, and Tadahisa Iwata ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/ acssuschemeng.9b00415 • Publication Date (Web): 07 May 2019 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on May 7, 2019

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Synthesis

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C2-regioselectively

substituted

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curdlan acetate propionate and the effect of C2

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substituent on their properties

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Chih-Ying Chien,Yukiko Enomoto and Tadahisa Iwata*

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Science of Polymeric Materials, Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of

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Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-

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8657, Japan

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*Corresponding author. Tel: +81-3-5841-5266; Fax: +81-3-5841-1304.

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E-mail: [email protected] (T. Iwata)

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Keywords: Curdlan, regioselective substitution, acetalization, structure-property relationship,

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crystal structure

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Abstract. A new C2-regioselective synthetic strategy for curdlan hetero esters was developed

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using benzaldehyde to protect the curdlan C4 and C6 hydroxyl groups as a cyclic acetal

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structure. After esterification and deprotection reactions, two C2-regioselectively substituted 1 ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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curdlan acetate propionates, 2-O-acetyl-4,6-di-O-propionyl-curdlan (CD2Ac46Pr) and 4,6-di-

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O-acetyl-2-O-propionyl-curdlan (CD46Ac2Pr), were successfully obtained. Through the

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differential scanning calorimetry and wide-angle x-ray diffraction analysis, the C2 ester was

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confirmed as the decisive substituent over the melting behavior and crystal structure of curdlan

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esters.

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Introduction

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The development of alternatives to petroleum-based plastics from sustainable resources is

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now a vital issue in polymer science. The most abundant renewable natural polymers,

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polysaccharides, are expected as bio-based plastics and exhibit improved thermal properties

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and solubility through chemical modification, such as esterification1-3. Curdlan is a linear

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homopolysaccharide consisting of β-(1→3)-D-glucose units, produced by microorganisms4-9.

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Based on its high molecular weight and regular chain structure, curdlan shows great potential

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for plastic applications. With esterification, curdlan esters exhibit diverse and interesting

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thermal properties and crystal structures depending the chain length of introduced ester

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groups10. Therefore, to further control the properties of curdlan esters as polymeric materials,

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the relationship between the substitution position and the properties of curdlan esters should be

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clarified.

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Multi hydroxyl groups in the monomer unit of polysaccharides are expected to have different 2 ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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contributions to the structure and properties of polysaccharides and their derivatives. Studies

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on the impact of each hydroxyl group on the polysaccharide properties have usually involved

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analyzing the properties of polysaccharide derivatives with regioselective substitution at the

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positions of interest11-16. However, the synthesis of regioselectively substituted polysaccharide

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derivatives remains challenging owing to the similar reactivities of hydroxyl groups among

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three positions. Bulky protecting groups, such as trityl group which protects C6 position17-20,

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and silyl group which protects C2 and C6 positions21,22, are routinely used to achieve

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regioselective protection of different hydroxyl groups exploiting subtle differences in their

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reactivities. In our previous publications, regioselective C6-hydroxyl protection of curdlan was

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developed using trityl group. With two deprotection methods, three regioselectively substituted

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curdlan acetate propionates, 2,6-di-O-acetyl-4-O-propionyl-curdlan (CD26Ac4Pr), 2,4-di-O-

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acetyl-6-O-propionyl-curdlan

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(CD6Ac24Pr), were successfully obtained23,24. Property analysis of these regioselectvely

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substituted curdlan esters revealed that their melting behaviors and crystal structures were

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significantly controlled by their secondary substituents (C2 and C4 positions), or either of them.

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Therefore, curdlan acetate propionates with C2 selectivity are crucial missing structures that

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would solve remaining questions regarding structure-property relationships.

(CD24Ac6Pr)

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6-O-acetyl-2,4-di-O-propionyl-curdlan

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Benzaldehyde, a useful protecting group in glycochemistry that can protect 1,3-diols as a

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cyclic six-membered acetal ring25-27, is stable under alkaline conditions and can be removed 3 ACS Paragon Plus Environment


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through acid treatment28-30. In the glucose unit of curdlan, the C4 and C6 hydroxyl groups exist

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in 1,3-diol structure, that is a suitable donor for cyclic acetalization. A PEO-substituted

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benzaldehyde has been successfully reacted with curdlan through cyclic acetal formation

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between the aldehyde group and C2 and C6 hydroxyl groups to introduce a PEO chain into

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curdlan31. Therefore, benzaldehyde has potential for protecting the curdlan C4 and C6 hydroxyl

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groups and, after esterification of the C2 position, be removed to afford C2 selectivity in

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curdlan derivatives.

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In this study, we have used benzaldehyde as a protecting group for the C4 and C6 hydroxyl

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groups of curdlan, with the aim to prepare CD2Ac46Pr and CD46Ac2Pr. Furthermore, the

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thermal properties and crystal structures of five regioselectively substituted curdlan acetate

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propionates with different distributions and curdlan tri-esters were analyzed and discussed to

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better understand the structure-property relationships of curdlan esters.

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Experimental section

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Materials

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Curdlan was purchased from WAKO (Tokyo, Japan) and vacuum dried before use.

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Benzaldehyde, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), 10-camphorsulfonic acid (CSA), trimethyl

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orthoformate (TMOF), dimethylformamide (DMF), pyridine, acetic anhydride, propionic

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anhydride, propionyl chloride, methanol, acetone, hydrogen chloride (HCl), 30%hydrogen 4 ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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bromide (HBr) in acetic acid, and chloroform were purchased from WAKO (Tokyo, Japan).

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CD26Ac4Pr, CD24Ac6Pr and CD6Ac24Pr were synthesized according to Chien et al. (2017)

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and Chien et al. (2018) with some modifications23,24.

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Synthesis of 4,6-O-benzylidene-curdlan (CD46BzH)

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Curdlan (500 mg) and benzaldehyde (1.0 mL) were dissolved in DMSO (16.7 mL) with

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stirring at 80°C. CSA (72.7 mg) and TMOF (1.0 mL) were then added, and the reaction mixture

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was heated at a predetermined temperature for 3 days. The product was regenerated by

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precipitation in methanol (400 mL), which was filtrated, washed with methanol, and dried

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under vacuum at 85˚C to obtain 4,6-O-benzylidene-curdlan in 87% yield (60˚C).

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Synthesis of 2-O-acetyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-curdlan (CD2Ac46BzH)

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CD46BzH (500 mg) was added to DMF (50 mL)/pyridine (25 mL) mixture under stirring at

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80°C, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 3 h. After cooling to 60°C, acetic anhydride

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(10.5 mL) was added to the mixture, and the reaction solution was stirred at 60°C for 3 days.

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The product was regenerated by precipitation in methanol (1 L), which was filtered, washed

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with ethanol, and dried under vacuum at 85˚C to obtain 2-O-acetyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-curdlan

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in 99% yield.

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Synthesis of 4,6-di-O-benzylidene-2-O-propionyl-curdlan (CD46BzH2Pr) (Pyridine/PrCl

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method)

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CD46BzH (200 mg) was added to pyridine (8 mL) under stirring at 50°C, and the resulting 5 ACS Paragon Plus Environment


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mixture was stirred for 1 h. Propionyl chloride (0.6 mL) was then added, and the reaction

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mixture was stirred at 50°C for 1 day. The product was regenerated by precipitation in methanol

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(200 mL), which was filtered, washed with methanol, and dried under vacuum at 85˚C to give

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4,6-di-O-benzylidene-2-O-propionyl-curdlan in 95% yield.

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Synthesis of 2-O-acetyl-curdlan (CD2Ac)

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CD2Ac46BzH (300 mg) was suspended in methanol (33.0 mL) under stirring at room

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temperature for 30 minutes. HCl (0.3 mL) was added to the solution, which then stirred for a

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further 2 days under heterogeneous conditions. The product was collected by filtration and

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resuspended in methanol. The filter product was dried under vacuum at 85˚C to obtain 2-O-

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acetyl-curdlan in 95% yield.

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Synthesis of 2-O-propionyl-curdlan (CD2Pr)

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HBr/CHCl3 method

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CD46BzH2Pr (200 mg) was dissolved in chloroform (7 mL) under stirring at room

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temperature. To the solution was added 30% HBr/acetic acid (0.4 mL), followed by stirring for

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a further 3 min. The precipitate was collected by filtration and neutralized in NaHCO3 aqueous

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solution with stirring for 1 day. The product was then wash with water, filtrated, and dried

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under vacuum at 85˚C to obtain 2-O-propionyl-curdlan in 68% yield.

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Synthesis of 2-O-acetyl-4,6-di-O-propionyl-curdlan (CD2Ac46Pr) and 4,6-di-O-acetyl-2-

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The esterification of curdlan derivatives was according to Chien et al (2017)23. CD2Ac46Pr

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was obtained from the propionylation of CD2Ac using propionic anhydride (yield: 97%) while

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CD46Ac2Pr was obtained from CD2Pr by treatment with acetic anhydride (yield: 55%).

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Synthesis of randomly substituted curdlan mixed acetate propionate

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The synthesis of randomly substituted curdlan mixed acetate propionate was according to

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Marubayashi et al. (2016)10. Acetic acid (10 mL) and propionic acid (10 mL) were used to

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obtain curdlan mixed acetate propionate of DSAc=1.8 and DSPr=1.2 while acetic acid (3 mL)

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and propionic acid (17 mL) were applied for curdlan mixed acetate propionate of DSAc=0.8

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and DSPr=2.2.

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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy

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1H

NMR, 13C NMR, COSY, HSQC and HMBC analyses were conducted on a JNM-A500

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FT-NMR system (500 MHz, JEOL Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) at 25°C using CDCl3, DMSO-d6 or

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trifluoroacetic acid-d (TFA-d) as solvents. The DS was calculated using equation (1)

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DSAcyl = 7IAcyl-metheyl/3IRing proton; DSBzH = 7IBzH-CH/IRing proton

(1)

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where I is the integral of the corresponding peak.

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All chemical shifts of curdlan esters were assigned according to reference 23 and listed in

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Supporting Information 1.

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Gel permeation chromatography (GPC)

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The molecular weight was measured on a GPC system composed of a CBM-20A

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HT autosampler, RLD-10A refractive index detector and CTO-20A column oven (Shimadzu

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Corp., Kyoto, Japan). Chloroform was used as the eluent at a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min under

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40°C. Polystyrene was used as standards.

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Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR)

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FTIR spectra were recorded with a Nicolet 6700 spectrometer (Thermo Scientific) in the

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range 500-4000 cm-1 with 64 scans using the KBr technique.

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Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

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Thermal behaviors were evaluated using a DSC 8500 system (PerkinElmer Japan Co. Ltd)

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under nitrogen gas. Samples (powder) were heated from 0°C to 300°C (1st run), cooled to 0°,

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and then held at 0°C for 5 min before reheated to 300°C (2nd run). The heating and cooling rate

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were fixed at 100°C /min. The melting temperature (Tm) was determined from the 1st scan of

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DSC thermograms, while the glass transition temperature (Tg) and crystallization temperature

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(Tc) were determined from the 2nd scan.

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Film preparation

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Cast films were prepared by dissolving sample (300 mg) in solvent (15 mL) and pouring into

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a Naflon® petri dish. Dichloromethane and chloroform were used as solvents for CDTAc and

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other curdlan esters, respectively. Thermally annealing (TA) was conducted by heating solvent

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cast films at their Tc for 24 h. For those sample with no Tc observed in DSC measurement,

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and Tm (CD6Ac24Pr: 175°C; CDTAc: 223°C)

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Wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD)

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WAXD measurements were conducted using a RINT-2200 instrument (Rigaku Corp.) at 40

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kV and 40mV with Cu Kα (λ=0.15418 nm) radiation in the symmetrical reflection mode,

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equipped with a graphite monochromator (2θ=26.58˚ for Cu Kα) at the scattered X-ray position.

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The scanned 2θ range was set to 2-40˚ with a step size of 0.1˚, where θ is the Bragg angle.

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Results and discussion

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Synthesis of CD2Ac46Pr and CD46Ac2Pr

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Acetalization and acetylation of curdlan

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The curdlan C4 and C6 hydroxyl groups were protected by acetalization in a homogeneous

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curdlan/benzaldehyde/DMSO solution using pyridine as base, CSA as catalyst and TMOF as

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dehydrating agent at 25°C31-33. Unexpected gelation occurred when TMOF was added. This

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might be attributed to aggregation of the triple helix of 4,6-acetalized curdlan that transformed

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from random coil of curdlan chain through formation of an apolar exterior benzylidene

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structure at the acetalized C4 and C6 positions in DMSO31,34. After three days of acetalization,

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a softened transparent gel was obtained. The peracetylated product (Table 1, entry 1) could

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only be dissolved in TFA, and the DSBzH was calculated to be 0.19 from the benzaldehyde peak

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inaccurate owing to the overlap of ring protons and undesirable hydroxyl groups regenerated

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due to deacetalization in TFA solvent.

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To increase the reaction rate, reaction temperature was increased. The reaction solution

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remained a mixture of a white suspension and a piece of white solid at 50°C, and became a

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pure white suspension at 60 and 70°C. For the reaction at 60°C, the peracetylated product was

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found to have improved solubility in DMSO (entry 3). The disappeared aldehyde peak of

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benzaldehyde at 10.0 ppm and observed acetal-CH at 5.5 ppm in the 1H NMR spectrum

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confirmed benzylidene formation as a cyclic acetal with the C4 and C6 hydroxyl groups (Figure

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1a)35. A DSBzH value of 0.96, very close to the target of DSBzH=1, was calculated. However,

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overlap of the ring proton and DMSO-water peaks resulted in a small error in the DS calculation.

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In the 13C NMR spectrum, only one acetate carbonyl peak was observed, suggesting that C4

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and C6 positions were mostly protected in the product (Figure 1d). Therefore, the product was

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considered to be CD2Ac46BzH. Unfortunately, no correlation between carbonyl carbon of

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ester group and the specific ring proton was observed in the 2D NMR spectra (COSY, HSQC

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and HMBC) to directly confirm the formation of benzylidene in this product even over 20 hours

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of scan (Supporting Information 2), which could be due to the high molecular weight of curdlan

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and long distance between these two atoms.

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Meanwhile, the acetylated product of the reaction at 70°C (entry 4) resulted in a high DSBzH value of 1.38, and relatively small acetyl peaks in both the 1H and

13C

NMR spectra. This 10

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probably resulted from partial acetalization of the C2 hydroxyl groups to form less-stable

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hemiacetals. However, using TFA-d as NMR solvent removed all benzylidene groups from

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curdlan, making it difficult to examine the presence of hemiacetals.

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Therefore, 60°C was considered the optimal reaction temperature for regioselective protection of curdlan C4 and C6 hydroxyl groups using benzaldehyde, to form CD46BzH.

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Table 1. Results of acetalization at different reaction temperatures.

Entry

Reaction temp. (°C)

DSBzH

DSAc

1 2 3 4

25 50 60 70

0.19 0.88 0.96 1.38

2.14 0.75 1.85 0.49

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Figure 1. 1H spectra of (a) CD2Ac46BzH, (b) CD2Ac46Pr and (c) CD46Ac2Pr, and 13C NMR

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spectra (d) CD2Ac46BzH, (e) CD2Ac46Pr and (f) CD46Ac2Pr.

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Deprotection and 4,6-propionylation of CD2Ac46BzH

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Cleavage of 4,6-O-benzylidene-glucoside is known to give different products under different

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reaction conditions38. Treatment under mildly acidic conditions regenerates the diol, while

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regioselective reductive ring-opening results in benzyl-glucoside with a mono-hydroxyl group.

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With the aim to regenerate both the C4 and C6 hydroxyl groups, acid treatment was applied to

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the deprotection of CD2Ac46BzH, using HCl as acid in methanol, followed by

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perpropionylation of the regenerated hydroxyl groups24. The propionylated product was

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soluble in chloroform. 1H NMR spectra showed that the benzylidene peaks had almost 12 ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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disappeared after 2-day deprotection with only trace of benzylidene peaks, indicating that most

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benzylidene group had been removed. In addition, only the C2 acetyl peak was observed at

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around 2 ppm, with the DSAc and DSPr calculated to be 0.84 and 2.07, respectively (Figure 1b).

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Furthermore, the three carbonyl peaks observed in the 13C NMR spectrum were assigned to C2

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acetate and C4 and C6 propionate, confirming this product as CD2Ac46Pr (Figure 1e).

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Unfortunately, no correlation was observed in the HMBC spectrum for the specific position

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determination. The molecular weight of CD2Ac46Pr was determined to be 3.1x105 by GPC

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analysis.

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In summary, a high degree of protection of C4 and C6 hydroxyl groups in curdlan was

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achieved through acetalization with benzaldehyde, which can be removed by treatment with

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HCl in methanol, to give regioselectively substituted CD2Ac46Pr after propionylation

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(Scheme 1).

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position selectivity.

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Propionylation of CD46BzH

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To synthesize CD46Ac2Pr, the propionylation of CD46BzH was attempted using the same

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method, but in DMF solvent using propionic anhydride as the acyl reagent (DMF/Pr2O method;

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Supporting Information 3-1). However, the obtained product showed significant absorption for

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the hydroxyl stretch at 3600 cm-1 in the FT-IR spectrum, suggesting an incomplete

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propionylation at the C2 position (Supporting Information 4). The same result was also

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obtained when changed the solvent to pyridine (Pyridine/Pr2O method; Supporting Information

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3-2). The low propionylation efficiency observed in these two methods could be attributed to

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the helical structure of CD46BzH, which allowed only the acid reagents small enough to enter

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the core of the triple helix to react with the hidden C2 hydroxyl group of CD46zH. The size of

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propionic anhydride (6.25 Å) used in these two methods, was probably larger than the diameter

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of the helix core, leading to the low reactivity.

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Therefore, propionyl chloride, a reactive derivative of propionic acid with smaller molecular

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diameter (4.44 Å)39, was applied to the propionylation of CD46BzH in pyridine solvent. The

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obtained product was found to be soluble in chloroform, and the 1H NMR spectrum showed

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both propionyl and benzylidene peaks (Supporting Information 5). However, the DSPr value

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was unclear owing to the overlap of ring protons and the benzylidene acetal proton. The 14 ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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complete propionylation was deduced from the absence of the hydroxyl absorption band in the

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FT-IR spectrum. Therefore, acyl chloride was considered an appropriate acid derivative for the

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propionylation of CD46BzH.

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Deprotection and acetylation of CD46BzH2Pr

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The deprotection of CD46BzH2Pr by HCl in methanol resulted in the dissolution of

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CD46BzH2Pr during the reaction, and product that insoluble in most of the organic solvents

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(Supporting Information 6). Therefore, HBr and chloroform were also applied to the

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deprotection of CD46BzH2Pr. It’s peracetylated product was soluble only in TFA. In the 1H

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NMR spectrum, although traces of benzaldehyde were observed (very obvious because it

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deprotected into monomer due to the TFA NMR solvent but DSBzH < 0.1), the DSAc and DSPr

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values were calculated to be 1.9 and 1.1, respectively (Figure 1c). Carbonyl peaks observed in

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13C NMR spectrum were attributed to C4 and C6 acetates and C2 propionate, by the assignment

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of CDTAc and CDTPr in TFA-d solvent, confirming the product to be CD46Ac2Pr (Figure 1d;

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Supporting Information 7). Unfortunately, no correlation was observed in the HMBC spectrum

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for the specific position determination.

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Starting from CD46BzH, modified propionylation, deprotection, and acetylation reactions successfully afforded CD46Ac2Pr with a regioselectively substituted structure.

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Characterization of CD2Ac46Pr and CD2Pr46Ac

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The thermal and crystalline properties of as-obtained CD2Ac46Pr and CD46Ac2Pr were

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determined by DSC and WAXD, and compared with those of three other regioselectively

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substituted curdlan acetate propionates (CD26Ac4Pr, CD24Ac6Pr and CD6Ac24Pr), two

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randomly substituted curdlan mixed acetate propionates (Ac/Pr~1:2 and 2:1), and two curdlan

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tri-esters (CDTAc and CDTPr), prepared in previous reports10,23,24, to elucidate structure-

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property relationships in curdlan esters (Table 2; thermal stability information in Supporting

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Information 8 ).

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Table 2. Characterization of curdlan esters. DS

Selectivity

Tg

Tc

Tm

DSAc

DSPr

C2

C4

C6

(°C)

(°C)

(°C)

Preference of Tm

CDTAc CD26Ac4Pr CD24Ac6Pr CD2Ac46Pr CD6Ac24Pr CD46Ac2Pr

1.8 2.0 0.8 1.0 1.9

3.0 1.2 1.0 2.1 2.0 1.1

Ac Ac Ac Ac Pr Pr

Ac Pr Ac Pr Pr Ac

Ac Ac Pr Pr Ac Ac

168 141 147 134 123 136

177 195 171 -

278 287 287 279 227 219

Ac Ac Ac Ac Pr Pr

CDTPr

3.0

-

Pr

Pr

Pr

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Tm-1: 152 Tm-2: 228

Pr 16

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Glass transition behaviors

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The thermal transition behaviors of curdlan esters were analyzed from the DSC 2nd run

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thermograms (Supporting Information 9). The Tg values of CD2Ac46Pr and CD46Ac2Pr were

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134°C and 136°C, respectively, which were between the Tg values of CDTAc and CDTPr. By

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comparison with other regioselectively substituted curdlan esters, a linear decrease was

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observed with increasing DSPr (Figure 2a), which suggested that the Tg of curdlan acetate

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propionates was proportional to the Ac/Pr ratio, the same tendency observed for randomly

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substituted curdlan mixed esters, while substitution position did not influence the Tg of curdlan

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esters.

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Figure 2. (a) Tg plotted against DSPr and (b) Tm plotted against DSPr of curdlan esters. ●:

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Regioselectivly substituted curdlan acetate propionates; △:Randomly substituted curdlan

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acetate propionates.

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Effect of C2 substituent on the melting behavior of curdlan acetate propionates

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The Tm of curdlan esters was determined from the DSC 1st run thermograms (Figure 3).

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CDTAc was reported to have Tm at 287°C while two Tms have been observed in CDTPr at

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158°C (Tm-1) and 225°C (Tm-2), which related to two distinct crystal conformations of

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CDTPr10,40.

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DSPr and was dependent on the Ac/Pr ratio, similar to the tendency of Tg (Figure 2b).

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Regioselectively substituted curdlan acetate propionates CD24Ac6Pr (Ac/Pr~2:1) and

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CD6Ac24Pr (Ac/Pr~1:2) have been reported having Tm of 287°C and 227°C, respectively,

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which are similar to the Tm of corresponding curdlan triesters having the same esters with their

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secondary C2 and C4 substituents. Therefore, the Tm of curdlan acetate propionates was

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considered to be highly related to both secondary substituents, or either of them, which are also

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the major substituents (DS=2)24. In this study, the Tm of CD2Ac46Pr (Ac/Pr~1:2) and

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CD46Ac2Pr (Ac/Pr~2:1) were 279°C and 219°C, respectively. The Tm of CD2Ac46Pr was the

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same as that of CDTAc (279°C), while the Tm of CD46Ac2Pr was close to the Tm-2 of CDTPr

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(229°C), which suggested that the melting behaviors of CD2Ac46Pr (Ac/Pr~1:2) and

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CD46Ac2Pr (Ac/Pr~2:1) were influenced by the C2 substituent, despite the low DS of 1, rather

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than the C4 and C6 substituents. Therefore, the melting behaviors of curdlan esters in these

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two samples were apparently completely independent of the ester ratios, and were controlled

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by a specific substituent, namely, the C2 substituent.

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Comparing five regioselectively substituted curdlan acetate propionates, the Tm were

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separated into two temperature zones close to the Tm of CDTAc and CDTPr, respectively.

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Curdlan esters with Tm close to 280°C were classified into the CDTAc-related group, as

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follows: CD26Ac4Pr (Tm=287°C; Ac/Pr~2:1), CD24Ac6Pr (Tm=287°C; Ac/Pr~2:1) and

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CD2Ac46Pr (Tm=279°C; Ac/Pr~1:2). Meanwhile, those with Tm close to 228°C were classified 19 ACS Paragon Plus Environment


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into the CDTPr-related group, as follows: CD6Ac24Pr (Tm=227°C; Ac/Pr~1:2) and

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CD46Ac2Pr (Tm=219°C; Ac/Pr~2:1). In the CDTAc-related group, not only CD26Ac4Pr and

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CD24Ac6Pr with DSAc=2 exhibited identical melting behaviors to CDTAc, CD2Ac46Pr with

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a DSAc value of only 1, also had the same Tm as CDTAc. This indicated that the melting

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behaviors of curdlan acetate propionates in the CDTAc-related group were independent of the

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Ac/Pr ratio and related to the character of their common substituent-C2 acetate. For the CDTPr-

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related group, the Tm of CD6Ac24Pr has been reported to be close to that of CDTPr under the

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influence of the major components, namely, secondary C2 and C4 propionates with DSPr=224.

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The Tm of CD46Ac2Pr (Ac/Pr~2:1) was also close to the Tm-2 of CDTPr, despite having

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propionyl groups as minor components, with DSPr=1. The Tm values of the curdlan acetate

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propionates in the CDTPr-related group also indicated that their melting behaviors were

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controlled by the C2 propionyl substituent.

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The Tm of randomly substituted curdlan mixed acetate propionate with Ac/Pr ratio of 2:1

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was 262°C. However, the Tm values of three regioselectively substituted curdlan acetate

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propionates with the same Ac/Pr ratio (2:1) were found to be around 280°C (for CD24Ac6Pr

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and CD26Ac4Pr, related to CDTAc), and 219°C (for CD46Ac2Pr, related to CDTPr). These

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separated Tm observed for curdlan acetate propionates with the same Ac/Pr ratio indicated that

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the effect of the C2 substituent on the melting behaviors completely outweighs that of the

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curdlan acetate propionates with similar Ac/Pr ratios of 1:2, CD2Ac46Pr and CD6Ac24Pr

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exhibited Tm value of 279°C and 227°C, respectively. These Tm values were clearly different

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from that of the randomly substituted curdlan mixed acetate propionate with the same Ac/Pr

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ratio of 1:2 (243°C). This suggested that the melting behaviors of regioselectively substituted

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curdlan acetate propionates was complete independent of the substitution ratio.

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From the results above, it was concluded that the Tm values of regioselectively substituted

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curdlan acetate propionates were the same as those of corresponding curdlan triesters with

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identical C2 ester substitution. This observation suggested that the C2 ester was the decisive

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substituent among the two secondary substituents in determining the melting behaviors of

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curdlan acetate propionates. Furthermore, the melting behavior of the curdlan acetate

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propionates was completely independent of the substitution ratio, with C2 ester found to have

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a significant effect even at a low DS value of 1.

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Meanwhile, larger melting enthalpies were observed in CD26Ac4Pr (ΔHm:45 J/g) and

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CD6Ac24Pr (ΔHm:25 J/g) compared to those of curdlan triesters with the same C2 ester

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substitution (ΔHm of CDTAc:25 J/g; ΔHm of CDTPr:13 J/g). It could be the identical C4 and C6

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side chain length (carbon number of 3) in these two curdlan esters that resulted in highly regular

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molecular structure, which improved the crystallinity of these two curdlan esters.

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Figure 3. DSC thermograms (1st run) of curdlan esters.

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Effect of C2 substituent on the crystal structure of curdlan acetate propionates

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Curdlan triesters have been reported to have distinct crystal conformations under different

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thermal conditions. Only one kind of crystal conformation has been observed in CDTAc, while

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two distinct crystal conformations have been reported in CDTPr, the Form Ⅰ conformation

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was formed by solvent annealing at room temperature, which transformed into Form Ⅱ

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conformation after thermal annealing treatment ≥ 160°C44. In our previous study, the

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correlation between crystal structure and secondary substituents was found to be similar to that

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of the melting behavior through characterization of CD24Ac6Pr and CD6Ac24Pr. Therefore,

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the crystal structures of CD2Ac46Pr and CD46Ac2Pr were also likely to provide information

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A solvent cast film of CD2Ac46Pr, obtained as a transparent yellow film, was prepared for

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the crystal structure analysis (Figure 4a). The crystal structures of the curdlan esters were

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examined by WAXD. The cast film of CD2Ac46Pr (Ac/Pr~1:2) showed a similar diffraction

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pattern to that of CDTAc. This supported that the crystal structure of CD2Ac46Pr (Ac/Pr~1:2)

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was predominately related to C2 acetate (Figure 4b). In contrast, the crystal structure of

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CD46Ac2Pr remained unclear because cast film preparation was unsuccessful owing to its low

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solubility.

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Comparison of the X-ray diffraction patterns of curdlan esters, showed that the obtained

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curdlan esters exhibited only two types of diffraction patterns, namely, CDTAc-related and

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CDTPr-related diffraction patterns, the same as the types observed in Tm analysis. CD26Ac4Pr

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(Ac/Pr~2:1), CD24Ac6Pr (Ac/Pr~2:1) and CD2Ac46Pr (Ac/Pr~1:2) showed similar diffraction

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patterns to that of CDTAc. In contrast, both of the diffraction pattern of CD6Ac24Pr

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(Ac/Pr~1:2) before and after thermal annealing were similar to that of CDTPr (Form Ⅱ). The

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distinct crystal structure observed in these two groups indicated that formation of the crystal

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structures of curdlan acetate propionates was also predominantly influenced by their C2

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Figure 4. (a) The image of CD2Ac46Pr used for X-ray diffraction analysis and (b) X-ray

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profiles of curdlan esters.

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Structure-property discussion

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Property analyses showed that both the melting behavior and crystal structure of the curdlan

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acetate propionates were significantly dependent on only the C2 substituent. This specific C2

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effect might be attributed to the location of the C2 position in the molecular chain. Curdlan and

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curdlan esters are reported to have helix conformation (triple helix in curdlan and single helix

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in CDTAc and CDTPr)40-44. In the helix structure, the C2 position is separated from the C4 and

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C6 positions by curdlan main chain, and is located at the inner core along the helix, which

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makes C2 position the determining position of helix formation in the glucose units of curdlan,

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by the substituent at C2 position, resulting in a specific crystal structure in each curdlan ester,

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that melts at a specific temperature as a feature of helix unwinding.

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The crystal structures of regioselectively substituted cellulose acetate propionates have been

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reported to be affected by secondary substituents, but showed a linear decreasing Tm with the

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decreasing Ac/Pr ratio15. In comparison, the substituent was found to have a much more

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significant effect on the melting behavior in curdlan esters. This might be attributed to the helix

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conformation of the curdlan chain. Unlike linear cellulose esters, CDTAc and curdlan CDTPr

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have been reported to form 6/1 or 5/1 helices, which completely wrap the C2 ester inside the

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helix40,44, which enhanced the impact of the helical core-facing C2 position on its properties.

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The significant influence of the helical core-facing substituent found in curdlan esters

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suggested that property-determining positions might be identified in other polysaccharides with

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helix conformation.

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Conclusions

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A new protecting strategy for curdlan was developed using benzaldehyde through cyclic

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acetalization, resulting in the protection of the C4 and C6 positions while remaining a free C2

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hydroxyl group. We succeeded in preparing two C2-regioselectively substituted curdlan esters,

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CD2Ac46Pr and CD46Pr2Ac, from CD46BzH. Furthermore, the thermal properties and crystal

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structures analysis showed that the C2 ester group had a decisive effect on the crystal structure 25 ACS Paragon Plus Environment


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and melting behavior of curdlan acetate propionates. These help molecular structure design to

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achieve free and fine control of the properties of curdlan esters as polymeric materials.

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Supporting Information

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Synthetic methods, 1H, 13C, two-dimensional NMR and IR spectra of the supplemental curdlan

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derivatives.

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Acknowledgement

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This study was supported by JST-ALCA Grand Number JPMJAL1502, Japan.

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