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. 2021 Jun 8;12:670061. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.670061

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The main reaction mechanism in acid catalyzed organic solvent pretreatment. (A) β-O-4 linkages cleavage to form ω-guaiacylacetone (yellow) and then Hibbert’s ketones (purple). (B) The cleavage of β-O-4 linkages and the elimination of formaldehyde.