• Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis
  • Vol. 31, Issue 9, 2369 (2011)
XIAO Ling-ping1、*, SHI Zheng-jun1, XU Feng1, SUN Run-cang1、2, and Amar K Mohanty3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Material Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • 3Department of Plant Agriculture, Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre (BDDC), University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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    DOI: 10.3964/j.issn.1000-0593(2011)09-2369-08 Cite this Article
    XIAO Ling-ping, SHI Zheng-jun, XU Feng, SUN Run-cang, Amar K Mohanty. Structural Characterization of Lignins Isolated from Caragana sinica Using FT-IR and NMR Spectroscopy[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2011, 31(9): 2369 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In order to efficiently explore and use woody biomass, six lignin fractions were isolated from dewaxed Caragana sinica via successive extraction with organic solvents and alkaline solutions. The lignin structures were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and 1D and 2D Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). FT-IR spectra revealed that the “core” of the lignin structure did not significantly change during the treatment under the conditions given. The results of 1H and 13C NMR demonstrated that the lignin fraction L2, isolated with 70% ethanol containing 1% NaOH, was mainly composed of β-O-4 ether bonds together with G and S units and trace p-hydroxyphenyl unit. Based on the 2D HSQC NMR spectrum, the ethanol organosolv lignin fraction L1, extracted with 70% ethanol, presents a predominance of β-O-4′ aryl ether linkages (61% of total side chains), and a low abundance of condensed carbon-carbon linked structures (such as β-β′, β-1′, and β-5′) and a lower S/G ratio. Furthermore, a small percentage (ca. 9%) of the linkage side chain was found to be acylated at the γ-carbon.
    XIAO Ling-ping, SHI Zheng-jun, XU Feng, SUN Run-cang, Amar K Mohanty. Structural Characterization of Lignins Isolated from Caragana sinica Using FT-IR and NMR Spectroscopy[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2011, 31(9): 2369
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