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Direct Regioselective Esterification at O-2 of β-Cyclodextrin and Hydrolysis by Neighboring-group Participation
Zhi-Zhong Wang
,1 Xuan-Ping Ma,1 and Xiao-Gang Wei11Ningxia Engineering Research Center for Hui Medicine Modernization, School of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004, China
Abstract
A simple and efficient strategy for direct regioselective esterification at O-2 of β-cyclodextrin was developed by using the combination of N,N'-carbonyldiimidazole and carbonate buffer in 1,4-dioxane, which does not require large amounts of polar organic solvents such as DMF, toxic solvents such as CH3CN, or flammable bases such as NaH. Moreover, their hydrolyses by neighboring-group participation were observed. Mono-2-tosyl-β-cyclodextrin was liable to epoxidation, while mono-2-(p-methylbenzoyl)-β-cyclodextrin liable to isomerization. They had different mechanisms of hydrolysis.
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