Lg. Akim et al., C-13 NMR OF LIGNINS IN AQUEOUS ALKALI .1. IONIZATION EFFECT ON THE SPECTRA OF MODEL COMPOUNDS AND MILLED WOOD LIGNINS, Holzforschung, 50(3), 1996, pp. 237-244
The C-13 NMR spectra of 24 lignin model compounds in organic solvents
(DMSO-D-6, acetone-D-6) and in aqueous alkali are compared, and ionisa
tion chemical shifts (ICS) determined. The data are used to interpret
the spectra of lignins in aqueous alkali. The difference between the N
MR spectra of lignins in their molecular and ionized forms is characte
ristic of lignin structure evidencing the number of free phenolic hydr
oxyl groups.