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Access to a primary aminosporopollenin solid support from plant spores

Loebbert, Andreas; Barrier, Sylvain; Löbbert, Andreas; Boasman, Alia J.; Boa, Andrew N.; Lorch, M.; Atkin, Stephen L.; MacKenzie, G.

Authors

Andreas Loebbert

Sylvain Barrier

Andreas Löbbert

Alia J. Boasman

Stephen L. Atkin



Abstract

Sporopollenin, which is a naturally occurring and highly resilient organic polymer constituting the external shell of spores and pollen grains, has been converted into a primary amine form with a loading of 0.58 +/- 0.04 mmol. g(-1) by reductive amination with ammonia and lithium aluminium hydride successively. The presence of the amine and precursor amide groups were established by combustion elemental analysis, ICP-OES, FTIR, solid-state NMR and reactivity of the primary amine group to salt formation and nucleophilic addition and substitution with phenyl isothiocyanate and benzene sulfonyl chloride, respectively. This relatively simple conversion has served to provide further information regarding the presence and reactivity of carboxylic acid functions on this relatively uncharted polymer and offers aminosporopollenin as a new material for potential solid-phase applications.

Citation

Barrier, S., Löbbert, A., Boasman, A. J., Boa, A. N., Lorch, M., Atkin, S. L., & MacKenzie, G. (2010). Access to a primary aminosporopollenin solid support from plant spores. Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC, 12(2), 234-240. https://doi.org/10.1039/b913215e

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 31, 2010
Publication Date Feb 16, 2010
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal GREEN CHEMISTRY
Print ISSN 1463-9262
Electronic ISSN 1463-9270
Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 12
Issue 2
Pages 234-240
DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/b913215e
Keywords Pollution; Environmental Chemistry
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/391389
Publisher URL https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2010/GC/B913215E#!divAbstract