Demetgul, Cahit2024-09-182024-09-1820120144-86171879-1344https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.03.013https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/8782In this study, a new chitosan derivative (ketimine) was synthesized by condensation of chitosan with 4,6-diacetylresorcinol (DAR) at heterogeneous medium. The ketimine derivative of chitosan (DAR-chitosan) was characterized by elemental (C, H, N), spectral (DR-UV-vis and FT-IR spectroscopy), structural (powder XRD), and morphological (SEM) analyses. The degree of substitution (DS) of DAR-chitosan was evaluated by elemental analysis and C-13 CP-MAS NMR spectroscopy and found to be around 12%. The copper (II) metal complex of DAR-chitosan was prepared and characterized by FT-IR, DR-UV-vis and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). Thermal behaviors of the synthesized compounds were investigated by DSC and TG-DTG-DTA analysis. The catalytic activity of copper (II) complex of chitosan derivative (DAR-chitosan-Cu) was investigated on hydrogen peroxide decomposition. The copper chelate showed high efficiency (over 80%) towards the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide as heterogeneous catalyst. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessChitosan derivativeCopper (II) complexHydrogen peroxide decompositionKetimine4,6-Diacetylresorcinol (DAR)Synthesis of the ketimine of chitosan and 4,6-diacetylresorcinol, and study of the catalase-like activity of its copper chelateArticle89235436110.1016/j.carbpol.2012.03.013247507302-s2.0-84861093829Q1WOS:000304632900007Q1