CAS number

9004-34-6

Terminal function

$OH$ and $H$

Monomer number

n

Molar mass

162.1406 per mer unit $g/mol$

Polymolecularity index

1

None

	Formula	Name	Family	Number min-max	Mole fraction	Isotope mole fraction	State	Relevance
	D-$C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}$	D-Glucose	molecule	1 - n		1	constituent mer	main

Composition comments

The chain can contain from several hundred to many thousands D-glucose unit. The D-glucose formula is C6H12O6 while for Cellulose it correspond to C6H10O5

Chemical functions

	Function	Number
	$R-OH$	1
	$R-OH$	5
	$R-O-R$	1
	$R-CH_2-R$	1

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$\geq C-O-$	n
	$-O-H$	2
	$-O-H$	5
	$\geq C-H$	7
	$\geq C-O-$	7
	$\geq C-C \leq$	5

Class

molecular solids with polar molecules (02)

Phase name

various

Phase type

various

Crystal system

various

Crystal class

various

Crystal class symbol

various

Crystal spacegroup

various

Comments

There is different crystalline structures of cellulose. The natural are cellulose Iα and Iβ but generally consist of a mix between amorphous and crystaline structure

Pure color

white

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