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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 207, Issue -, Pages 122-130Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.11.074
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Cellulose acetate; Birefringence; Computational chemistry; Density functional theory
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- JSPS KAKENHI [JP16K18733]
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The effect of the acetyl groups of cellulose acetate (CA) on its intrinsic birefringence and its wavelength dependence was investigated using density functional theory (DFT). Seven types of CA repeating-unit models that differ in their degree of substitution (DS) and substitution sites were used in the calculations. The results suggested that the intrinsic birefringence (Delta n degrees) and its wavelength dependence significantly depended on the conformations of the acetyl group at C6. Additionally, the intrinsic birefringence of CA films was estimated as the ensemble average of the calculated Delta n degrees values of the conformers. The increase in the DS of CA led to a more negative intrinsic birefringence and a larger wavelength dependence. The computational results were in good qualitative agreement with the experimental results and suggested that conformational variety and/or its control would be important factors for the design of optical films containing CA.
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