Addition of molecular orientation to cellulose fiber by condensation with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic polymer

本研究的最终目的是扩大纤维素的利用，纤维素是地球上主要的碳源之一。为此，我试图用纤维素和疏水/亲水聚合物合成一种线性嵌段共聚物。预期共聚物溶解于水或油中，并且显示分子取向，尽管纤维素本身不是。本研究建立了除第一位羟基外的羟基均被保护的葡萄糖和第一位甲氧基聚乙二醇的葡萄糖的制备方法。

The final objective of this study is to expand the utilization of cellulose, which is one of the main compounds ascarbon resource in the earth. For that, I tried to synthesize a linier block co-polymer with cellulose and a hydrophobic/hydrophilic polymer. The co-polymer is expected to dissolve in water or oil and to exhibit molecular orientation although cellulose itself is not. This study established the preparations for glucose whose hydroxyl groups except the first position were protected and for glucose with methoxy polyethylene glycol at the first position.