文摘
Reaction with specific scavenger agents, so-called trapping, is a direct way to prove the occurrence of reactive intermediates in a reaction system, and thus to elucidate the underlying reaction mechanisms. After an introduction on chemical intermediates, chemical trapping and the peculiarities of trapping methodology in the presence of cellulose, four chapters from cellulose chemistry were selected to illustrate how trapping can be used to determine reactive intermediates, to prove the occurrence of reactive intermediates in the respective reaction system, and to finally help establish the reaction mechanism. The four topics are: radical and ionic intermediates in Lyocell dopes that cause cellulose degradation, the chemistry of cellulose in DMAc/LiCl solutions, aging of alkali cellulose under steeping conditions, and cellulose degradation during carbanilation in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) mixtures.