The stereochemistry and conformation of lignin as judged by X-ray crystallographic investigation of lignin model compounds: Arylglycerol β-guaiacyl ethers

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Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 590-597

  Langer, Vratislav ^a   Lundquist, Knut ^a   Parkås, Jim ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b R and D Department   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arylglycerol guaiacyl ethers; Conformation; Crystallography; Lignin

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ISOMERS; OLIGOMERS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

DIASTEREOMERIC FORM;

LIGNIN;

AROMATIC GROUPS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ISOMERS; LIGNINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLIGOMERS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 35449002484     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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