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. 2014 Mar 14;7:38. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-7-38

Table 4.

Assignment of 13 C- 1 H cross-signals in the HSQC spectra of lignin

Labels δC/δH (ppm) Assignments
Cβ
53.7/3.12
Cβ-Hβ in β-β (resinol) substructures (C)
Dβ
56.1/3.09
Cβ-Hβ in β-1 (spirodienone) substructures (D)
-OCH3
57.3/3.77
C-H in methoxyls

60.0/3.38 to 3.71
Cγ-Hγ in β-O-4 substructures (A)
A’γ
63.8/3.83 to 4.30
Cγ-Hγ in γ-acylated β-O-4′ substructures (A’ and A”)

71.7/3.81 and 4.17
Cγ-Hγ in β-β (resinol) substructures (C)
Aα/A’α
72.3/4.86
Cα-Hα in β-O-4 substructures (A, A’, and A”)

82.1/5.12
Cα-Hα in β-1 (spirodienone) substructures (D)
A’β
83.6/4.32
Cβ-Hβ in γ-acylated β-O-4 substructures (A’ and A”)

85.4/4.64
Cα-Hα in β-β (resinol) substructures (C)

85.4/4.80
-Hα in β-1 (spirodienone) substructures (D)
Aβ
86.5/4.10
Cβ-Hβ in γ-OH β-O-4 substructures (A)

87.7/5.45
Cα-Hα in β-5 (phenylcoumaran) substructures (B)
S2,6
103.8/6.68
C2-H2 and C6-H6 in etherified syringyl units
S2,6 (Cα = O)
106.7/7.36 and 7.21
C2-H2 and C6-H6 in oxidized (Cα = O) syringyl units
G2
111.5/6.99
C2-H2 in guaiacyl units
D2’
111.6/6.23
C2’- H2’ in β-1 (spirodienone) substructures (D)
A”β’
114.3/6.24
Cβ’-Hβ’ in p-coumaroylated substructures (A”)
G5
115.2/6.71 and 6.94
C5-H5 in guaiacyl units
A”3’,5’
116.2/6.77
C3’- H3’ and C5’- H5’ in p-coumaroylated substructures (A”)
D6’
118.3/6.19
C6’- H6’ in β-1 (spirodienone) substructures (D)
G6
119.5/6.83
C6-H6 in guaiacyl units
H2,6
128.2/7.17
C2-H2 and C6-H6 in p-hydroxyphenyl units
A”2’,6’
130.5/7.4
C2’- H2’ and C6’- H6’ in p-coumaroylated substructures (A”)
A”α 145.1/7.39 -Hα in p-coumaroylated substructures (A”)