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  4. Cellulose upon acetylation with excess acetic anhydride/ H2SO4 (catalytic) gives cellulose triacetate whose structure is

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Q. Cellulose upon acetylation with excess acetic anhydride/ $H_{2}SO_{4}$ (catalytic) gives cellulose triacetate whose structure is

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Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide composed of $D$-glucose units which are joined by $b$-glycosidic linkages between $C-1$ of one glucose unit and $C-4$ of the next glucose unit.
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