Some pertinent results and views from the earlier history of lignin chemistry, pointing to the importance of the arylpropane skeleton, are outlined. Later development, beginning with the dehydrogenation theory and experimental studies on the dehydrogenative polymerization of p-hydroxycinnamyl alcohols, is then reviewed. Finally, recent degradative work resulting in a detailed picture of lignin structure is discussed. © 1977 Springer-Verlag.
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Adler, E. (1977). Lignin chemistry-past, present and future. Wood Science and Technology, 11(3), 169–218. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00365615
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