lignin sample was extracted from Norway
spruce (Picea abies). Sand (50–70
mesh), iron(III) chloride hexahydrate (reagent grade), coniferyl aldehyde
(98%), ethyl acetate (anhydrous, 99.8%), sodium ascorbate (≥98%),
pyridine (anhydrous, 99.8%), endo-N-hydroxy-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboximide
(eHNDI; 97%), chromium(III) acetylacetonate (Cr(acac3);
99.99%), 2-chloro-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane (Cl-TMDP;
95%), [D6]DMSO (99.9% D), N,N-dimethylformamide (anhydrous,
99.8%), CDCl3 (≥99.8 atom % D), trifluoroacetic acid (99%),
magnesium sulfate (≥97%), DMSO (99.7%), and toluene (≥99.5%)
were all purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. 2,5-DHB was purchased from
Bruker (Bruker Daltonik). Silica gel (ultra-pure, 40–60 μm,
60A) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4, 99%) were purchased from Acros
Organics. Heptane (≥99%), acetone (≥99%), methanol (≥99.8%),
ethanol (99.8%), and tetrahydrofuran (HPLC grade) were purchased from
VWR. Sodium chloride (reagent grade) was purchased from Scharlau.
Sulfuric acid (>95%, analytical grade), acetic anhydride (99.7%,
analytical
grade), and acetonitrile (≥99.8%, HPLC grade) were purchased
from Fischer Chemicals. All water used in the experiments refers to
Milli-Q water (Millipore, Q-POD, Millipak 0.22 μm filter, 18.2
MΩcm).