P. Mischnick et C. Hennig, A new model for the substitution patterns in the polymer chain of polysaccharide derivatives, BIOMACROMOL, 2(1), 2001, pp. 180-184
A new mathematical model is presented for the analysis of the substituent d
istribution in the polymer chain of polysaccharide derivatives. For the fir
st time, the influence of substitution on the reactivity of neighbored mono
mer units is taken into account. The model was applied to various cellulose
and amylose ethers and esters and excellently fits the experimental data.