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Table 1 The observed IR bands (cm-1) of the extract compounds of Betulaceae species, and the pure references species betulin (B), lupeol (L) and betulinic acid (BA) together with their assignments based on our previous DFT calculations[3]of betulin

From: Evaluation and differentiation of the Betulaceae birch bark species and their bioactive triterpene content using analytical FT-vibrational spectroscopy and GC-MS

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

IR

Assignments

Betula utilisextract from ref.[11]

Isolated triterpenes fromBetula Pendula Roth,ref.[10]

Extract BC1 fromBetula Pendula Roth

Betulin (B)

Betulinic acid (BA)

Lupeol (L)

3433 (B)

-

-

3471vs

3431

-

ν (OH)

-

-

-

3465 sh

-

-

ν (OH))

-

3384 (BA)

3362 s

3362 s

-

3309 s

ν (OH)

3348 (B)

3308 (L)

-

-

-

3212 m

3225

-

ν (OH)

-

-

2940 vs

2968 vs

2943 vs

2982 s

νas(CH3) + νas(CH2) + νas(CH)

2957 s

2942 vs

-

-

-

2929 vs

-

2928 sh

νas(CH2) + ν(CH2) + ν(CH)

-

2870 (BA)

2867 s

2866 vs

2878 vs

2874 vs

+ ν(CH2+ ν(CH2)

2868 (B)

2845 sh

2872(L)

1725 (B) 1672 (BA)

1686, BA

1709-1684, broad

1735 w, 1708 sh

1716 sh, 1681 vs

-

ν (C = O)

1648 (B)

1638)(B)

1642

1642 m

1642 m

1642 m

δ(CH2) + ν((C = C) + δ(C-C-H)

 

1630 (L)

 

1600 (B) 1560 (B)

-

1601

-

-

-

-

-

1468 (L) 1432 (BA, B)

1484 m 1452 s

1485 m 1450 s

1451

1453 m

δ(CH3) + δ(CH2)

-

1362 (O-H, BA); 1380 (L) 1388 (B)

1373 m

1373 m

1377 m

1374 m

δ(CH3) + δ(CH2)

1230 (B) 1240(BA)

-

-

-

1232 m

-

δ(OH) + τ(CH2) + δ(CH)

-

1156 (BA)

1190 m

1190 m

1190 m

1190 m

ν(C-C) + δ(OH) + τ(CH2) + δ(CH)

1028 (BA)

920 (L)

1028 s

1032 ms

1043 m

1046 m

ν(C-O) from CH2-OH, + δ(CH) + ρ(CH3, CH2)

-

-

1006 sh

1006 vs

-

-

ν(C-O) + δ(CH) + ρ(CH3-CH2)

984 m

881 (B)

920 (L)

881 ms

875 ms

885 ms

895 s

ω (H-C-H) umbrella alkene

  1. Abbreviations: v-very, s- strong, m-medium, sh-shoulder, ν -stretching, δ -bending, τ -torsion, ρ-rocking; B-betulin, BA-betulinic acid, L-lupeol.