@inbook {4296, title = {Catalytic hydrogenation of aromatic rings in lignin}, booktitle = {Catalysis of Organic Reactions}, series = {Chemical Industries : A Series of Reference Books and Textbooks}, volume = {75}, year = {1998}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: BL57NTimes Cited: 16Cited Reference Count: 0Proceedings Paper17th Conference on Catalysis of Organic ReactionsMAR 29-APR 02, 1998NEW ORLEANS, LAOrganic React Catalysis Soc, Air Prod \& Chemicals, Autoclav Engn, Dow Chem, Eastman Kodak Co, E I Dupont de Nemours \& Co, Elf-Atochem, Hercules Inc, Novartis-Basel, Merck Corp, Degussa Corp, Johnson Matthey Corp, Calsicat Div, Mallinckrodt Chem Inc, Engelhard Corp, Monsanto Corp, Parke-Davis Pharmaceut, Phillips Petroleum Co, Precious Metals Corp \& Activated Metals, Uniroyal Chem, Witco OSI Specialities, W R Grace \& Co, Conn Grace Davison270 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10016 USA}, pages = {233-242}, publisher = {Marcel Dekker}, organization = {Marcel Dekker}, address = {New York}, abstract = {{The efficiency and the chemo- and stereoselectivity of the RhCl3- and [RhCl(diene)](2)-catalyzed hydrogenation of 4-propylphenols (used as lignin model compounds) in aqueous/organic media are dependent on the alkyl chain-length of the phase transfer co-catalyst tetraalkylammonium salt R4NX (R = alkyl}, isbn = {0-8247-1929-8}, url = {://000075916200019}, author = {James, Brian R. and Wang, Y. and Alexander, C. S. and Hu, Thomas Q.}, editor = {Herkes, F. E.} }