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HOLZFORSCHUNG
Volume 59, Issue 3, Pages 276-281Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2005.045
Keywords
beta-O-4 structure; erythro/threo ratio; hardwood; Klason lignin; lignin; methoxyl; nitrobenzene oxidation; ozonation; softwood; stereochemistry; syringyl/guaiacyl ratio
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The proportion of erythro- and threo-forms of beta-O-4-structures in lignin was elucidated by ozonation analysis of 21 wood species, and the relationship to the syringyl and guaiacyl composition was investigated. For all hardwood species, the erythro-form of beta-O-4-structures predominated, although the extent varied widely, depending on wood species. In contrast, the proportion and amount of erythro- and threo-forms were very similar in all soft-wood species. The proportion of the erythro-form was greater in species with a higher methoxyl content in the lignin (correlation coefficient, R-2=0.83). The S/V ratio (molar ratio of syringaldehyde and syringic acid to that of vanillin and vanillic acid) obtained by nitrobenzene oxidation was also strongly correlated with the proportion of the erythro-form (R-2=0.99). Accordingly, the syringyl/ guaiacyl ratio is closely related to the erythro/threo ratio. This stereochemical characteristic of beta-O-4-structures is discussed in relation to the process of lignin formation.
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