solvents has been converted to the organosoluble N-phthaloylchitosan (PhCh) by reaction
with phthalic anhydride in dimethylformamide (DMF). The formation and structure of PhCh
was confirmed by the characteristic peaks of phthalimido and aromatic groups observed at
719, 1708 and 1772 cm− 1 and two sets of peaks centered at 3.0 and 7.5 ppm obtained from
FTIR and 1H NMR analyses respectively. Gel polymer electrolytes consisting of PhCh …