title: Synthesis of new cellulose ethers using Suzuki-Miyaura reactions.
abstract: Cellulose ethers are functionalized biopolymers that are industrially produced through drastic conditions employing gaseous reactants with a high risk of industrial accident. The cellulose ethers that are commercially available generally bear short carbon-chains. In this work, an alternative method using non-gaseous chemicals is proposed. It relies on the use of the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction employing mild, moisture- and air-stable conditions. Relatively innocuous reagents are used for this step, which allows the formation of a wide range of cellulose ethers bearing various functional groups with different chain-length.
authors.affiliation: INP-ENSIACET, Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA), Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France; INRA, UMR 1010 CAI, 31030 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Cédric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goncalves
authors.affiliation: INP-ENSIACET, Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA), Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Favre
authors.affiliation: INP-ENSIACET, Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA), Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Feuardant
authors.affiliation: INP-ENSIACET, Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA), Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.affiliation: INP-ENSIACET, Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA), Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France; INRA, UMR 1010 CAI, 31030 Toulouse, France; King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vaca-Garcia
authors.affiliation: INP-ENSIACET, Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA), Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France; INRA, UMR 1010 CAI, 31030 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cecutti
authors.affiliation: INP-ENSIACET, Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA), Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France; INRA, UMR 1010 CAI, 31030 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thiébaud-Roux
authors.affiliation: INP-ENSIACET, Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA), Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France; INRA, UMR 1010 CAI, 31030 Toulouse, France. Electronic address: emeline.vedrenne@ensiacet.fr.
authors.forename: Emeline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vedrenne
keywords: Biopolymer; Cellulose ethers; Functionalization of polymers; Suzuki–Miyaura reaction