ABSTRACT:13 C NMR chemical shielding and XPS of cellulose and chitosan were analyzed by deMon DFT calculations using the model dimers. The calculated 13 C chemical shifts of (-D-glucose, -D-glucose, and -D-glucosamine) and cellobiose with DZVP basis are in considerably good accordance with the experimental values in the average absolute deviations (AAD) of AE3:1 and 2.0 ppm, respectively. The calculated shifts of the dimer models for cellulose and chitosan also correspond well to the experimental ones of both solid biopolymers in the AAD of AE3:1 ppm. In order to simulate the valence XPS and to calculate core-electron binding energies (CEBE)s of cellulose and chitosan, we used the restricted diffuse ionization (rDI) and generalized transition-state (GTS) methods, respectively, due to Slater's transition-state (TS) concept. The simulated valence spectra of the dimer models showed good agreement with the experimental ones of cellulose and chitosan. We also estimated as 5.9 and 5.7 eV for WD (work function and the other energies) values of cellulose and chitosan, respectively from the differences between calculated CEBE values for the model molecules and experimental ones on the solid polymers. [DOI 10.1295/polymj.37.21] KEY WORDS 13 C NMR Chemical Shielding / X-ray Photoelectron Spectra / DFT Calculations / Saccharide / Amino-Sugar / It is well-known that cellulose is one of the most abundant natural polymers which has the biological functions of providing cells with mechanical strength and framework. One found cellulose many important applications in areas such as food, drug-delivery systems, and in textile and pulping-paper industries. The elucidation of the structural and dynamic properties of cellulose is, therefore, fundamental to understanding its role in plant cell walls and its functionality in applications. On the other hand, chitosan is especially known as a most powerful adsorbent of natural origin and widely used for the prevention of water pollution by highly toxic chlorinated aromatic compounds and metal ions.1 It is easily prepared from chitin by deacetylating its acetoamide groups with a strong alkaline solution. Chitosan is inexpensive, environmentally benign, harmless to humans, and a hugely obtainable biomass, and makes it very promising and attracting for use in many applications. As so far as we know, no one currently still demonstrates the fundamental studies on the electronic state of the two biopolymers (cellulose and chitosan) from both experimental and theoretical viewpoints.Studies of NMR and XPS properties in organic compounds contain a lot of valuable information concerning the nature of chemical bonds. The former studies of magnetic properties provide information about the roles of angular momentum of electrons in the chemical bonds. The latter XPS gives precise information on the electronic states involving the individual functional group of organic compounds. In our previous studies on 13 C NMR and XPS of organic compounds, 2-6 we performed the better assignments for 13 C NMR sign...