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Study of the nitration of methyl cellulose
Author(s) -
Bobinski Jack,
Carignan Yvon P.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1967.070110510
Subject(s) - nitration , nitric acid , cellulose , nitrate , chloride , methyl cellulose , chemistry , methylene , organic chemistry , methylene blue , nuclear chemistry , catalysis , photocatalysis
A two‐step procedure for the preparation of methyl cellulose nitrate is described. The heterogeneity of the methylation step is reflected in the nonuniformity of the products obtained by nitration with either 98% nitric acid or a solution of 98% nitric acid in methylene chloride. On the basis of the experimental data it is calculated that methyl cellulose having a minimum degree of substitution of 1.8 is required for the preparation of a uniformly substituted methyl cellulose nitrate.