Scheme 1

Transesterification of dried bagasse with various vinyl esters in EmimOAc/DMSO-mixed solvent system to yield acylated bagasse (i.e., bagasse monoester) as a mixture of acylated cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin with different DSs
Transesterification of dried bagasse with various vinyl esters in EmimOAc/DMSO-mixed solvent system to yield acylated bagasse (i.e., bagasse monoester) as a mixture of acylated cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin with different DSs