Cellulose acetate and method for producing cellulose acetate

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a cellulose acetate that has a low total degree of acetyl substitution and a degree of acetyl substitution at 6-position that is lower compared to the degrees of acetyl substitution at 2-position and 3-position of a glucose ring, and has excellent water solubility. A cellulose acetate having: a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.4 or greater and 0.9 or less, a proportion of a degree of acetyl substitution at 6-position in the total degree of acetyl substitution of 0% or greater and 18% or less, and a light transmittance at 660 nm of 5% or greater in 4 wt. % aqueous solution.

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