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Table 1 Assignment of NMR peaks 1–17 indicated on the spectrum in Fig. 3

From: Recalcitrant carbohydrates after enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass

Peak number

Chemical group

13C chemical shift (ppm)

1

Aliphatic lignin carbons not bound to oxygen

32.5

2

Aryl methoxyl carbons of lignin

56.2

3

C6 carbon of non-crystalline/amorphous cellulose, C6 carbon of hemicelluloses, OCγH2 carbons of lignin

62.5

4

C6 carbon of crystalline cellulose

64.8

5

C2,3,5 of cellulose, OCαH2 carbons of lignin

72.5

6

C2,3,5 of cellulose and hemicelluloses

74.4

7

C4 carbon of non-crystalline cellulose and hemicelluloses, OCβH2 carbons of lignin

83.5

8

C4 carbon of crystalline cellulose

87.9

9

C1 carbon of hemicelluloses

101.8

10

C1 carbon of cellulose

105.0

11

C2 and C6 aromatic carbons of syringyl and C5 and C6 aromatic carbons of guaiacyl in lignin

110.0–115.0

12

C2 of aromatic carbons guaiacyl in lignin

126.6

13

C1 and C4 aromatic carbons of syringyla

136.9

14

C3 and C5 aromatic carbons of syringyla and C1 and C4 aromatic carbons of guaiacyl in lignin

148.0

15

C3 and C5 aromatic carbons of syringylb in lignin

153.5

16

Carboxyl groups of lignin

163.0–180.3

17

Carboxyl groups of hemicelluloses

173.6

  1. These assignments were based on published material
  2. a Non-etherified arylglycerol β-aryl ethers
  3. b Etherified arylglycerol β-aryl ethers