Spectroscopic investigation of some derivatives of oxycellulose in cadoxen solution

Condensation methods for the estimation of carbonyl groups in oxycellulose are briefly reviewed. The u.v. absorption spectra of solutions of oxycellulose and some of its derivatives in cadoxen have been examined. The results show that solutions of oxycellulose, its semicarbazide derivative and its thiosemicarbazide derivative are unsatisfactory for the spectrophotometric determination of carbonyl content, whereas the phenylhydrazine derivative may be used for an approximate determination; p-nitrophenylhydrazine however is shown to be an excellent reagent for this determination.