Publication
Title
Markers, reactions, and interactions during the aging of Pinus resin assessed by raman spectroscopy
Author
Abstract
The resin extracted from the species of the Pinus genus (Pinaceae family) is a widely used material. Primarily, resins are made up of two types of diterpenoids: abietanes and pimaranes. Their composition changes with aging, affecting their chemical and physical properties; however, the chemical changes that occur during aging are not yet fully known. Understanding the evolution of pimaranes and abietanes and the chemical composition of the aged resins is essential to make the most of this substance and of its derivatives. A systematic study of the aging of Pinus resin with Raman complemented with infrared (IR) spectroscopy was carried out. This study provided new information about the interactions among the constituting molecules in resins aged over many years. In particular the formation of intermolecular hydrogen bonds in aged samples was detected for the first time, and the formation of acid anhydrides from the reaction between pimaranes was demonstrated. Furthermore, Raman and IR spectra band assignments are proposed, and the specific markers of the main compounds of the resin are tagged. This will facilitate the qualitative analysis of resin compounds.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of natural products. - Columbus, Ohio, 1979, currens
Publication
Columbus, Ohio : 2017
ISSN
0163-3864
DOI
10.1021/ACS.JNATPROD.6B00692
Volume/pages
80 :4 (2017) , p. 854-863
ISI
000400538800010
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
Publication type
Subject
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Web of Science
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