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Green Chem., 2009, 11, 1762 - 1766, DOI: 10.1039/b913609f

Perdeuterated pyridinium molten salt (ionic liquid) for direct dissolution and NMR analysis of plant cell walls

Nan Jiang, Yunqiao Pu, Reichel Samuel and Arthur J. Ragauskas

A bi-solvent system consisting of perdeuterated pyridinium molten salt and DMSO-d6 (dimethyl sulfoxide-d6) has been developed for direct dissolution and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis of plant cell walls, which will shed a new light on efficient detailed structure of the plant cell walls and benefit lignin engineering for biofuel and biomaterial research.

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