Table 4.
Comparison of the structural compositions of generated structures and experimental data for Spruce and Birch MWL with degrees of polymerization of 20 and 18, respectively.
| Spruce – MWL | Birch – MWL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ref. 5,30 | LGS Dataset | ref. 39 | LGS Dataset | |
| Mw (g mol−1) | 3700 | 3538–3722 | 3294 | 3326–3570 |
| Degree of polymerization | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Interunit linkages | ||||
| β-O-4 (β-aryl ether) | 12 | 12–14 | 12 | 10–13 |
| β-β (Resinol) | 1 | 1–2 | 3 | 2–3 |
| β-5 (phenylcoumaran) | 2 | 2–3 | 1 | 1 – 2 |
| 4-0-5 (Diaryl ether) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1–2 |
| 5-5 (Biphenyl) or DBDO (Dibenzodioxocin) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0–1 |
| Functional groups | ||||
| OH-Phenolic (free) | 2 | 2–4 | 4 | 3–7 |
| OH-Aliphatic (primary) | 11 | 11–14 | N/A | 10–13 |
| OH-Aliphatic (secondary) | 18 | 16–18 | 13 | 11–14 |
| End group - Cinnamyl alcohol | 2 | 0–1 | 2 | 0–2 |