Facile Synthesis of 4-Hydroxycinnamyl p-Coumarates

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2911-2913

  Lu, Fachuang ^b   Ralph, John ^a,b  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acylation; Coniferyl p coumarate; Deacetylation; Grasses; Lignin; Radical coupling; Sinapyl p coumarate

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 0003350727     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980440y     Document Type: Article

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