PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THIOL FUNCTIONALIZED HYDROXYALKYL STARCH DERIVATIVES

摘要

A process for the preparation of a thiol functionalized hydroxyalkyl starch derivative comprising (i) providing a reaction mixture comprising a solvent, hydroxyalkyl starch, cysteamine and/or cystamine, and a reductive amination agent; (ii) subjecting the reaction mixture provided in (i) to reductive amination conditions, and (iii) subjecting the mixture obtained from (ii) to reducing conditions.