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

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Solution :CELLULOSE has `beta`-glycosidic linkages between `C_1` of ONE glucose UNIT and `C_(4)` of the other. It has three free OH GROUPS at 2,3 and 6 positions, therefore , `Oac` groups appear at `C_2,C_3and C_6` positions, Thus , option (a) is correct.


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