Structure of a new oligomer of glutaraldehyde produced by aldol condensation reaction
摘要:
Glutaraldehyde (GA) was found to yield a new dimer when treated in an aqueous alkaline solution. This dimer was identified as a substance that had previously been known to be responsible for the high activity of certain immobilized enzymes prepared by using alkali-treated GA solution as a coupling agent. The dimer was isolated, and its structure was investigated by the various spectrometries. UV and IR spectra suggested the existence of an alpha,beta-unsaturated formyl group and a hydroxyl group in its molecule, and GC-MS analysis indicated the molecular formula C10H14O3 (MW 182). The existence of two formyl groups was confirmed by GC-MS of the dimer derived to O-(pentafluorobenzyl) oxime (O-PFB oxime) and further to its TMS derivative, respectively. The structure of the O-PFB derivative was determined by two-dimensional NMR H-1-H-1 and H-1-C-13 spin-coupling networks in homonuclear shift correlation spectra and in proton detected heteronuclear multiple-bond connectivity spectra. Taking these results into account, we proposed the structure of the GA dimer.