Radicals from the gas-phase pyrolysis of a lignin model compound:: P -coumaryl alcohol

Meng Xia Xu; Lavrent Khachatryan; Alexander Baev; Rubik Asatryan

doi:10.1039/c6ra11372a

Radicals from the gas-phase pyrolysis of a lignin model compound:: P -coumaryl alcohol

Meng Xia Xu
, Lavrent Khachatryan
, Alexander Baev
, Rubik Asatryan

Louisiana State University

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The intermediate radicals produced in the gas-phase pyrolysis of one of the main building blocks of lignin-p-coumaryl alcohol (p-CMA)-were investigated using the low temperature matrix isolation technique interfaced with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (LTMI-EPR). An anisotropic EPR spectrum characterized by a high g-value (>2.0080) and a relatively low saturation coefficient (∼1.40) throughout the high pyrolytic temperature region (700 to 1000 °C) was observed. Theoretical calculations revealed plausible decomposition pathways for p-CMA comprising highly delocalized aromatic radicals. The results provide evidence for a dominant role of oxygen-centered radicals during the pyrolysis of p-CMA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	62399-62405
Number of pages	7
Journal	RSC Advances
Volume	6
Issue number	67
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra11372a
State	Published - 2016

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