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A review is presented of recent work on the alkaline degradation of mono‐ and poly‐saccharide derivatives which are structurally similar to oxidised celluloses. The importance of a β‐alkoxycarbonyl elimination reaction is emphasised, and it is shown how such a reaction explains the occurrence of a chain‐scission reaction in alkali‐treated oxidised celluloses, as well as the formation of several of the acidic products.
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