Cellulose upon acetylation with excess acetic anhydride $/ \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4$ (catalytic) gives…

Cellulose upon acetylation with excess acetic anhydride $/ \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4$ (catalytic) gives cellulose triacetate whose structures is




Solution

Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide composed of D-glucose units, which are joined by $\beta$-glycosidic linkages between $\mathrm{C}-1$ of one glucose and C-4 of the next glucose. In one, unit only three hydroxy groups are free to form acetate, that's why called cellulose triacetate

Asked in: JEE Advanced 2008 (Paper 2)

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