Abstract:We present here a straightforward strategy to prepare multifunctional cellulose by a one-pot modified carboxymethylation reaction. We focused on the introduction of negative charge (carboxymethyl groups) and benzophenone moieties {[4-(bromomethyl)phenyl][4-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]methanone} on the surface of cellulose fibers by a concomitant Williamson's etherification. The presence of negative charge on the cellulose surface facilitated fibrillation, and we obtained microfibrillated cellulose by soft magnet… Show more
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