Dimeric β-ether thioacidolysis products resulting from incomplete ether cleavage

Holzforschung

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 425-428

  Ralph, John ^a,b   Grabber, John H ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

GC; GC MS; Lignin; Lignin model compound; Milled wood lignin; NMR; Thioacidolysis; Willow; Aryl ether; Ether

Indexed keywords

ACIDOLYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIGNAN; MODEL COMPOUND; REACTION MECHANISM; THIOACID;

DESULFURIZATION; ETHERS;

LIGNIN;

EID: 0030356605     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hfsg.1996.50.5.425     Document Type: Article

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