Tetrahydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol

Tetrahydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol (TDDC) is a reduction product of dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol catalyzed by phenylcoumaran benzylic ether reductase. Tetrahydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol can be isolated from a hydrogenolysis product of protolignin[1].

[1] Kwon M, et al. In situ hybridization and immunolocalization of lignan reductases in woody tissues: implications for heartwood formation and other forms of vascular tissue preservation. Phytochemistry. 2001 Jul;57(6):899-914. DOI:10.1016/s0031-9422(01)00108-x