Question

Write a short note on cellulose.

Answer 1

Hint: Firstly by the basic rules of the IUPAC naming we get the rules followed for the correct naming process. Now these rules are, following priority order, the arrangement of the groups in the right alphabetical order for the sake of naming and to deduce the numbering by chief functional group. By following this we will get the right numbering and then we can put it in the correct sequence to get the right name.

Complete step by step answer:
In the given question we have to give out the correct naming, structure uses and basically the characteristics of the compound given in the problem statement.
Cellulose was discovered in 1838 by the French chemist Anselme Payen, who isolated it from plant matter and determined its chemical formula. Cellulose was used to produce the first successful thermoplastic polymer, celluloid, by Hyatt Manufacturing Company in \[1870\] .
Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula \[{({C^{}}_6{H^{}}_{10}{O^{}}_5)^{}}_n\] , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of \[\beta \left( {1 \to 4} \right)\] linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes. Some species of bacteria secrete it to form biofilms. Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth. The cellulose content of cotton fiber is \[90\% \] ,that of wood is \[40-50\% \] ,and that of dried hemp is approximately \[57\% \] .

Note:
Cellulose has no taste, is odorless, is hydrophilic with the contact angle of \[20-30\] degrees, is insoluble in water and most organic solvents, is chiral and is biodegradable. It was shown to melt at \[467{\text{ }}^\circ C\] in pulse tests made by Dauenhauer.