Über die chemische Konstitution der mit Divinylsulfon vernetzten Cellulose. 12. Mitteilung über textilchemische Untersuchungen

Cotton and viscose fibres treated with divinyl sulphone under alkaline conditions were degraded in sulphuric acid. By column chromatography degradation products have been identified which contain two glucose units on mono- and dimeric sulphone derivatives, i.e. glucose ethers of 2,2′-dihydroxyethylsulphone and of 2,2′-bis-(hydroxyethylsulphonyl)-diethylether. This is the first direct chemical proof of the existence of cross-linkages in cellulose treated with bifunctional reagents.