Figure 2From: Identifying new lignin bioengineering targets: 1. Monolignol-substitute impacts on lignin formation and cell wall fermentabilitySynthetic schemes for mono- and diferuloyl compounds 8 and 13-16. Reagents and conditions are: a. (CH3)3SiCH2CH2OCH2Cl, [(CH3)2CH]2NH, CH2CL2; b. 1 M NaOH; c. carbonyldiimidazole, DMF; d. cyclohexanone, DMF; e. 1 M NaOH, H2O, dioxane; f. NaH, DMF; g: 1 M HCl; h. CH2Cl2, pyridine, DMAP; i. pyrrolidine; j. 80% acetic acid; k 1 M HCl.Back to article page