title: C-C or C-O bond cleavage in a phenolic lignin model compound: selectivity depends on vanadium catalyst.
abstract: The aerobic oxidation of a phenolic lignin model compound with a vanadium catalyst results in the oxidative cleavage of the C-C bond between the aryl ring and the adjacent hydroxy-substituted carbon atom. Labeling experiments indicate key mechanistic differences to a previously reported related C-O bond cleavage reaction. The selectivity in C-C versus C-O bond cleavage depends on the choice of the vanadium catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry and Bioscience Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 87545, USA. skhanson@lanl.gov
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Ruilian
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Louis A Pete
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Silks