Oxidation of a lignin model compound by the veratryl alcohol cation radical results from molecular orbital calculations

Holzforschung

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-56

  Elder, Thomas ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lignin model compound; Molecular orbital calculations; Veratryl alcohol

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOSPORIUM;

EID: 0001951530     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hfsg.1997.51.1.47     Document Type: Article

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