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CELLULOSE which has been subjected to oxidation with an alkaline oxidant is presumed to contain carboxylic acid groups, but does not show acid characteristics of the order usually associated with this group. The reason for this is that, whilst the carboxylic acid groups are ionised within the cellulose phase, the hydrions are unable to escape into external water, since the anions form part of the cellulose lattice.
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NEALE, S. Concentration and Ionising Tendency of Carboxylic Acid Groups in Cellulose and other Natural Products. Nature 135, 583 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135583a0
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