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Efficient and rapid direct transesterification reactions of cellulose with isopropenyl acetate in ionic liquids†

Ryohei Kakuchi,*a   Makoto Yamaguchi,a   Takatsugu Endo,a   Yoshiki Shibata,a   Kazuaki Ninomiya,b   Tomoyuki Ikai,cd   Katsuhiro Maedacd  and  Kenji Takahashi*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Faculty of Natural System, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
E-mail: kakuchi@se.kanazawa-u.ac.jp, ktkenji@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
Tel: +81 76-234-4828

b Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan

c Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan

d Research Center for Sustainable Energy and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan

Abstract

We describe a conceptually novel protocol that allowed the facile transesterification reaction of cellulose without any additional catalysts and corrosive chemicals. The key concept in this cellulose modification is the dual functionalities of ionic liquids, namely a solvent for reactants and an activating reagent for transesterification reactions.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA14408F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Jul 2015
Accepted
20 Aug 2015
First published
20 Aug 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 72071-72074

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Efficient and rapid direct transesterification reactions of cellulose with isopropenyl acetate in ionic liquids

R. Kakuchi, M. Yamaguchi, T. Endo, Y. Shibata, K. Ninomiya, T. Ikai, K. Maeda and K. Takahashi, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 72071 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA14408F

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