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Preparation of o-(3-formylmethoxy-2-hydroxypropyl)cellulose

L. Petruš and M. Petrušová

Institute of Chemistry, Centre for Chemical Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, CS-842 38 Bratislava

Abstract: 0-[3-(2,2-Dimethoxyethoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl]cellulose has been prepared by the reaction of bead 0-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyI)celIulose with sodium 2,2-dimethoxyethoxide in dioxan. On partial acid hydrolysis this derivative afforded 0-(3-formyImethoxy-2-hydroxypropyl)cellulose. Under the condi­ tions of alkylation partial crosslinking of cellulose by transverse 2-hydroxy- -1,3-propylene bonds took place. The prepared new aldehyde derivative of bead cellulose retained the spheric shape of the particles.

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Chemical Papers 39 (3) 407–411 (1985)