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Linker Regulation: Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Ferrocene-Decorated Cellulose

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Ferrocene-decorated cellulosic materials are usually obtained via a couple of synthetic procedures, which might possibly affect their degree of substitution. In this work, two ferrocene-decorated cellulose esters, connected either by monocarboxylate or by dicarboxylate linkers, have been prepared via one-step reactions by means of esterifying microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) with ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid and 1,1’-ferrocenedicarboxylic acid (FcDA), respectively. Successful surface modification has been confirmed by elemental analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and thermogravimetric measurements. Large retention of the crystalline morphology can be revealed by powder X-ray diffraction, confirming its surface decoration as well. Cyclic voltammetry results of both esters have demonstrated that the winding of the cellulose chains in MCC-FcDA caused by its cross-linking structure might have unfavorable effect for electron transfer, resulting in weaker reversibility of its redox process. Therefore, exploration of a suitable linker might be of great importance to achieve ideal electrochemical properties.

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Two ferrocene-decorated cellulose esters connected either by mono or by dicarboxylate linkers have been synthesized via one-step reactions, exhibiting the more electrochemical reversibility of the monocarboxylate-linked ester.

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Support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21601087), the Doctors of Entrepreneurship and Innovation of Jiangsu Province, the Topnotch Academic Programs Project (TAPP), and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institution (PAPD) is gratefully acknowledged. The authors also acknowledge the Advanced Analysis & Testing Center of Nanjing Forestry University for testing services.

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    Xu-Min Cai, Yuting Lin, Xinfei Chen, Xiao Chen, Tianqi Mu, Shenlin Huang & Fei Wang

  2. Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing, 210037, People’s Republic of China

    Xu-Min Cai, Shenlin Huang & Fei Wang

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Conceptualization: XMC; Formal analysis: XMC, YL, XC; Funding acquisition: XMC; Investigation: YL, XC, XC, TM; Methodology: XMC; Project administration: XMC; Supervision: XMC, SH, FW; Validation: XC, YL, TM; Writing-original draft: YL, XC; Writing-review & editing: XMC

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Cai, XM., Lin, Y., Chen, X. et al. Linker Regulation: Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Ferrocene-Decorated Cellulose. J Inorg Organomet Polym 30, 3771–3780 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-020-01562-1

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