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Cellulose esters synthesized using a tetrabutylammonium acetate and dimethylsulfoxide solvent system

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Cellulose acetate (CA) and cellulose acetate propionate (CAP) were homogeneously synthesized in a novel tetrabutylammonium acetate/dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent system, without any catalyst, at temperatures below 70 °C. The molecular structures of the cellulose esters (CEs) and distributions of the substituents in the anhydroglucose repeating units were determined using 13C cross-polarization magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and the degree of substitution (DS) values were determined using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The structures of the CEs, regenerated cellulose (RC), and pulp were determined using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The thermal properties of the products were determined using thermogravimetric analysis. The temperatures of initial decomposition of the CEs were up to 40 °C higher than those of the RC and pulp. All the CEs were highly soluble in DMSO, but were insoluble in acetone. CAs with DS values less than 2.6 swelled or were poorly dissolved in CHCl3, but those with DS values above 2.9 dissolved rapidly. CAPs with DS values above 2.6 had good solubilities in ethyl acetate.

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This work was supported by the “948” Project of the State Forestry Administration (No. 2013-4-03).

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Yu, Y., Miao, J., Jiang, Z. et al. Cellulose esters synthesized using a tetrabutylammonium acetate and dimethylsulfoxide solvent system. Appl. Phys. A 122, 656 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-0205-6

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