The structure and conformation of lignin as judged by X-ray crystallographic investigations of lignin model compounds: Arylglycerol β-syringyl ethers

BioResources

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 529-536

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

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Södra Cell AB R and D ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arylglycerol syringyl ethers; Conformation; Crystallography; Lignin

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC RINGS; BOND ANGLE; BOND DISTANCE; CONFORMATION OF LIGNIN; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DATA; DIASTEREOMERIC; HARDWOOD LIGNINS; LIGNIN MODEL COMPOUND; LIGNIN MODELS; LIGNIN MOLECULES; MODEL COMPOUND; PULPING REACTIONS; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CONFORMATIONS; ETHERS; LIGNIN; MINERALOGY;

X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ETHERS; LIGNINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 77950509871     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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