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. 2016 Nov 22;9:256. doi: 10.1186/s13068-016-0669-9

Table 2.

Summary of Raman bands assignments

Deacetylated corn stover Xylan models
Control After 55% xylan removal Assignment Species Oat spelts xylan Birchwood xylan Xylo oligo DP2-7 Assignment d-Xylose Assignment in d-xylose
320w 320w δ(CCC) ring Cellulose 320w 320w 320m
330vw OH bend coupled with CO def
355w 355w δ(CCC) ring Cellulose 355w 355w 355sh
380sh 380w δ(CCC) ring Cellulose
407s Ring bend coupled with OH bend
424m 424m δ(CCC) and δ(CCO) ring Cellulose, xylan 424m 424m 415s Xylan δ(CCC) and δ(CCO) ring 433s CO deformation
492m 492m Glycosidic ν(CCC) Cellulose, xylan 492m 492m 492m Xylan glycosidic ν(CCC)
530sh 530sh 530sh 530s 530s CO deformation couple with ring bend
563m 563m δ(COC) ring Cellulose, xylan 563m 563s 570sh Xylan δ(COC) ring 567m CO def coupled with methine def
613m CO def coupled with CO ring bend
678s 678sh Pyranoid rings 678sh 678m
770s 770m Xyloglucan, possibly some lignin ring and side chains Xyloglucan lignin, ferulic acid 770m 770s Glucuronic acid remainings 760s CO ring str and bend coupled with CC ring str and CO str and bend
820–860s 820–860s Glycosidic bonds and backbone vibration in hexose 820-860s 820-860s
920m 920sh COC str coupled with CC ring str. Xylan 920sh 920sh 900s Xylan COC str coupled with CC ring str 907vs Symmetric COC str coupled with CC ring str
930m CO and CC stretch coupled with methine deformation
1007s 1007w ν(C–C) and ν(C–OH) Xylan 1007w 1007m 990m Xylan ν(C–C) and ν(C–OH) 1019m CC and CO ring str coupled with methine deformation
1095m 1095m COC stretch symmetric Cellulose 1095sh 1095sh 1095sh 1089s CO str coupled with CC str and methine def
1123s 1123s ν (COC), glycosidic; ring breathing, symmetric Cellulose 1123m 1123m 1123m 1111s CO str coupled with CC ring str
1219s 1219w C-O str, δ(CH) and/or δ(COH) Xylan 1219m 1219s 1250w C–O str, δ(CH) and/or δ(COH) 1240m Methine def coupled with OH i.p. bend
1313s 1313m Cellulose aliphatic O–H bend vibration, xylan C3-OH Cellulose, xylan 1313m 1313s 1315m 1313m Anomeric methine def coupled with methine def
1340m Methine def coupled with methylene wag
1383m 1383m Cellulose δ(CH2), δ(HCC), δ(HCO) and δ(COH), lignin phenolic O–H, xylan δ(CH) and δ(OH) Cellulose, lignin, xylan 1383m 1383m 1383s Xylan δ(CH) and δ(OH) 1383m Methylene wag coupled with OH i.p. bend and methine def
1395m OH i.p. bend coupled methylene wag and methine def
1471s 1471w Xylan OH and CH2 Xylan 1471w 1471m 1471s Xylan OH and CH2 1471m Methylene scissors coupled with wag
1604s 1604s Lignin aromatic ring Lignin 1604m Residual lignin aromatic ring and coniferaldehyde
1634s 1634s C=C stretch in coniferaldehyde lignin Lignin 1634m

Conventional symbolism indicating relative intensity

vw very weak, w weak, m medium, s strong, vs very strong, sh shoulder