Lignin and related compounds. II. Studies using ruthenium and Raney nickel as catalysts for lignin hydrogenolysis

Abstract

Five cyclohexyl compounds, derived from lignin, have been isolated and identified from the products of the catalytic hydrogenolysis of spruce wood over ruthenium and Raney nickel catalysts. One of these, 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl)-1-propanol, a previously unreported compound, has been synthesized and characterized.