I found the field of Agriculture; Chemistry; Food Science & Technology very interesting. Saw the article Stereoselective Formation of beta-O-4 Structures Mimicking Softwood Lignin Biosynthesis: Effects of Solvent and the Structures of Quinone Methide Lignin Models published in 2019.0. Formula: C8H8O2, Reprint Addresses Akiyama, T (corresponding author), Forestry & Forest Prod Res Inst, Dept Forest Resource Chem, Wood Chem Lab, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058687, Japan.. The CAS is 99-93-4. Through research, I have a further understanding and discovery of 4′-Hydroxyacetophenone
p-Quinone methide (QM) is formed as an intermediate during lignin biosynthesis. The aromatization of the QM by the attack of a nucleophile at the a-position of its side chain generates a phenolic hydroxy group in a growing polymer and creates stereoisomeric forms in the side chain. A series of beta-O-4-aryl ether QMs was reacted with water at 25 degrees C to replicate the formation of p-hydro)ryphenyl (H) and guaiacyl (C) beta-O-4 structures in plant cell walls. Water addition occurred in 3-methoxy-substituted QMs (G-type QMs) with half-lives (t(1/2)) between 13 and 15 min, at pH 7, in 50% water solution (dioxane water, 1:1). The rate increased as the water concentration increased to 99% (t(1/2), 1.2-1.4 min). Similar solvent effects were observed for more reactive nonsubstituted QMs (H-type QMs with t(1/2) of <1 min). Consequently, t(1/2) of the H-type QMs was shorter than that of the G-type QMs under every solvent condition. Upon increasing the water concentration, the variation in the erythro/threo ratios of the four dimeric beta-O-4 products increased. Interestingly, the effect of pH on the stereopreference, which was observed in 50% water solution, was small and became imperceptible as the water concentration increased to 99%, suggesting that the effect of the solvent, as well as the effect of the pH, plays an important role in understanding the reaction conditions in cell walls during lignin biosynthesis. The threo isomer was preferentially formed in the four dimeric beta-O-4 structures, which is inconsistent with the structural features of compression wood lignin rich in H-units. However, the erythro-selective formation was attained in an H-type QM at every pH studied (pH 3.5-7) by introducing a biphenyl structure into the beta-etherified ring moiety. About 4'-Hydroxyacetophenone, If you have any questions, you can contact Zhu, XH; Akiyama, T; Yokoyama, T; Matsumoto, Y or concate me.. Formula: C8H8O2
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