Structural characterization by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of ozonized triolein

Abstract

In the present study ozonized triolein with 739 mmolequiv/ kg peroxide index is characterized by NMR.The triolein and ozonized triolein show very similar 1H NMR spectra except for the resonances at δ 9.74 ppm, which correspond to aldehydic protons and δ 5.14 ppm (ozonides methylic protons). Other new signal assignments are based on the connectivities provided by the proton scalar coupling constants δ 2.41 ppm (methylenic group allylic to aldehydic protons and ozonides methynic protons) and δ 1.67 ppm (methylenic protons in position with respect to ozonides methylic protons). From the 13C and 1H-13C spectrum of the ozonized triolein, the presence of ozonides was confirmed by the signals δ 104.2 and 104.3 ppm, respectively. Other new signals in δ 43.9 ppm confirm the presence of methylenic carbon ozonides. From the structural elucidation of ozonated triglycerides, relevant chemical information about ozonated vegetable oil can be found .

Keywords

• aldehydes
• nmr
• ozonation
• ozone
• ozonides
• triolein