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. 2022 Jan 14;7(4):3240–3253. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05149

Table 1. Influence of Reaction Time on Amide Bond Formation of Hydrogelsa.

malic acid
glutaric acid
sample Treaction (K) treaction (h) int. ratioCN/CH2 sample Treaction (°C) treaction (h) int. RatioCN–CH2
chitosan     0.42 chitosan     0.42
MA 251.5 298.15 1.5 0.75 GA 251.5 298.15 1.5 0.85
MA 253   3 2.07 GA 253   3 1.93
MA 254.5   4.5 2.09 GA 254.5   4.5 2.24
MA 256   6 2.26 GA 256   6 2.35
MA 258   8 2.30 GA 258   8 2.80
MA 2524   24 2.92 GA 2524   24 3.06
MA 401.5 313.15 1.5 0.94 GA 401.5 313.15 1.5 1.70
MA 403   3 2.00 GA 403   3 1.86
MA 404.5   4.5 2.01 GA 404.5   4.5 2.18
MA 406   6 2.05 GA 406   6 2.27
MA 408   8 2.42 GA 408   8 3.12
MA 4024   24 2.87 GA 4024   24 3.22
MA 501.5 323.15 1.5 2.11 GA 501.5 323.15 1.5 1.84
MA 503   3 2.62 GA 503   3 2.17
MA 504.5   4.5 2.69 GA 504.5   4.5 2.25
MA 506   6 2.88 GA 506   6 2.32
MA 508   8 3.01 GA 508   8 3.17
MA 5024   24 3.13 GA 5024   24 3.46
a

For calculating the absorbance intensity ratio, the intensities of characteristic infrared frequencies of stretching vibration of C–N in the amide bond (1081 cm–1) and stretching vibration of C–H in the pyranose ring (2884 cm–1) have been used.