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Synthesis and characterization of new 5-linked pinoresinol lignin models

Pinoresinol structures, featuring a β-β′-linkage between lignin monomer units, are important in softwood lignins and in dicots and monocots, particularly those that are downregulated in syringyl-specific genes. Although readily detected by NMR spectroscopy, pinoresinol structures largely escaped detection by β-ether-cleaving degradation analyses presumably due to the presence of the linkages at the 5 positions, in 5-5′- or 5-O-4′-structures. In this study, which is aimed at helping better understand 5-linked pinoresinol structures by providing the required data for NMR characterization, new lignin model compounds were synthesized through biomimetic peroxidase-mediated oxidative coupling reactions between pre-formed (free-phenolic) coniferyl alcohol 5-5′- or 5-O-4′-linked dimers and a coniferyl alcohol monomer. It was found that such dimers containing free-phenolic coniferyl alcohol moieties can cross-couple with the coniferyl alcohol producing pinoresinol-containing trimers (and higher oligomers) in addition to other homo- and cross-coupled products. Eight new lignin model compounds were obtained and characterized by NMR spectroscopy, and one tentatively identified cross-coupled β-O-4′-product was formed from a coniferyl alcohol 5-O-4′-linked dimer. It was demonstrated that the 5-5′- and 5-O-4′-linked pinoresinol structures could be readily differentiated by using heteronuclear multiple-bond correlation (HMBC) NMR spectroscopy. With appropriate modification (etherification or acetylation) to the newly obtained model compounds, it would be possible to identify the 5-5′- or 5-O-4′-linked pinoresinol structures in softwood lignins by 2D HMBCN MR spectroscopic methods. Identification of the cross-coupled dibenzodioxocin from a coniferyl alcohol 5-5′-linked moiety suggested that thioacidolysis or derivatization followed by reductive cleavage (DFRC) could be used to detect and identify whether the coniferyl alcohol itself undergoes 5-5′-cross-linking during lignification. Super model: In this study, aimed at helping to better understand 5-linked pinoresinol structures by providing the required data for NMR structural characterization, new lignin model pinoresinol compounds were synthesized through biomimetic peroxidase-mediated oxidative coupling between pre-formed (free-phenolic) 5-5′- or 5-O-4′-linked coniferyl alcohol dimers and a coniferyl alcohol monomer (examples with 5-O-4′-linked dimers are shown in the scheme).

Initial steps of the peroxidase-catalyzed polymerization of coniferyl alcohol and/or sinapyl aldehyde: Capillary zone electrophoresis study of pH effect

Capillary zone electrophoresis has been used to monitor the first steps of the dehydrogenative polymerization of coniferyl alcohol, sinapyl aldehyde, or a mixture of both, catalyzed by the horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-H2O2 system. When coniferyl alcohol was the unique HRP substrate, three major dimers were observed (β-5, β-β, and β-O-4 interunit linkages) and their initial formation velocity as well as their relative abundance varied with pH. The β-O-4 interunit linkage was thus slightly favored at lower pH values. In contrast, sinapyl aldehyde turned out to be a very poor substrate for HRP except in basic conditions (pH 8). The major dimer observed was the β,β′-di-sinapyl aldehyde, a red-brown exhibiting compound which might partly participate in the red coloration usually observed in cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase-deficient angiosperms. Finally, when a mixture of coniferyl alcohol and sinapyl aldehyde was used, it looked as if sinapyl aldehyde became a very good substrate for HRP. Indeed, coniferyl alcohol turned out to serve as a redox mediator (i.e. shuttle oxidant ) for the sinapyl aldehyde incorporation in the lignin-like polymer. This means that in particular conditions the specificity of oxidative enzymes might not hinder the incorporation of poor substrates into the growing lignin polymer.

Regioselectivity in oxidative cross-coupling of phenols. Application to the synthesis of dimeric neolignans

The problems of regioselectivity in oxidative coupling of phenols are outlined, and recent research on the application to the synthesis of lignans and neolignans is reviewed. Lignans and neolignans are dimers that are typically formed by oxidative coupling of propenyl phenols. The coupling of structurally different phenols (cross-coupling) is an extension of this synthesis. Recent results show that cross-coupling can be achieved if the phenols have compatible reactivities. The regioselectivity is often quite different in cross-coupling compared to dimerization. Coupling of phenols with widely different rates of oxidation is difficult but can be achieved if the concentration of the more reactive phenol can be kept low enough during the reaction, for instance by diffusion through a dialysis membrane.

Salen complexes with bulky substituents as useful tools for biomimetic phenol oxidation research

The catalytic properties of bulky water-soluble Co-, Cu-, Fe- and Mn-salen complexes in the oxidation of phenolic lignin model compounds have been studied in aqueous water-dioxane solutions (pH 3-10). Mn catalysts were found to oxidize coniferyl alcohol in a same reaction time as horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme and Mn and Co catalysts showed different regioselectivity suggesting a different substrate to catalyst interaction in the oxidative coupling. When the oxidation of material more relevant to plant polyphenolics was studied, the results indicated that the complexes catalyze one- and two-electron oxidations depending on the bulk of the substrate. Copyright

Regioselectivity in lignin biosynthesis. The influence of dimerization and cross-coupling

We have studied the regioselectivity of oxidative phenol coupling in lignin formation using an oxidation system that distinguishes between dimerization reactions and cross-coupling reactions. We found that the regioselectivity of coupling was different in the two reactions. For instance, in coniferyl alcohol dimerization the formation of β-5 coupling product has a slight prevalence over the formation of β-O-4 product; in cross-coupling the β-0-4 mode is favoured in a ratio of ≈10:1. This ratio is higher than that found in isolated softwood lignins. The degree of cross-coupling was influenced only to a small extent by changes in the rates of conventional addition of coniferyl alcohol (Zulauf versus Zutropf conditions). We found that diffusion through a dialysis membrane did effectively suppress the dimerization of coniferyl alcohol. Of the different oxidants investigated, manganese triacetate in acetic acid yielded the highest proportion of cross-coupling product. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2000.

Oxidative cross coupling of p-hydroxycinnamic alcohols with dimeric arylglycerol β-aryl ether lignin model compounds. The effect of oxidation potentials

Oxidation of p-hydroxycinnamyl alcohols together with dimeric lignin model compounds containing arylglycerol β-aryl ether structures was found, under certain conditions, to yield cross coupling products with β-aryl ether and 5,5′-biphenyl bonds. Cross cou