This paper is the first study focused on the innovative application of 13C NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectroscopy to determine the bulk 13C/12C carbon isotope ratio, at natural abundance, in inorganic carbonates and bicarbonates. In the past, 13C NMR spectroscopy (irm-13C NMR) was mainly used to measure isotope ratio monitoring with the potential of conducting 13C position-specific isotope analysis of organic molecules with high precision. The reliability of the newly developed methodology for the determination of stable carbon isotope ratio was evaluated in comparison with the method chosen in the past for these measurements, i.e., isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS), with very encouraging results. We determined the 13C/12C ratio of carbonates and bicarbonates (∼50-100 mg) with a precision on the order of 1‰ in the presence of a relaxation agent, such as Cr(acac)3, and CH313COONa as an internal standard. The method was first applied to soluble inorganic carbonates and bicarbonates and then extended to insoluble carbonates by converting them to Na2CO3, following a simple procedure and without observing isotopic fractionation. Here, we demonstrate that 13C NMR spectroscopy can also be successfully adopted to characterize the 13C/12C isotope ratio in inorganic carbonates and bicarbonates with applications in different fields, such as cultural heritage and geological studies

Pironti, C.; Cucciniello, R.; Camin, F.; Tonon, A.; Motta, O.; Proto, A. (2017). Determination of the 13C/12C carbon isotope ratio in carbonates and bicarbonates by 13C NMR spectroscopy. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 89 (21): 11413-11418. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b02473 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/45821

Determination of the 13C/12C carbon isotope ratio in carbonates and bicarbonates by 13C NMR spectroscopy

Camin, F.;Tonon, A.;
2017-01-01

Abstract

This paper is the first study focused on the innovative application of 13C NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectroscopy to determine the bulk 13C/12C carbon isotope ratio, at natural abundance, in inorganic carbonates and bicarbonates. In the past, 13C NMR spectroscopy (irm-13C NMR) was mainly used to measure isotope ratio monitoring with the potential of conducting 13C position-specific isotope analysis of organic molecules with high precision. The reliability of the newly developed methodology for the determination of stable carbon isotope ratio was evaluated in comparison with the method chosen in the past for these measurements, i.e., isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS), with very encouraging results. We determined the 13C/12C ratio of carbonates and bicarbonates (∼50-100 mg) with a precision on the order of 1‰ in the presence of a relaxation agent, such as Cr(acac)3, and CH313COONa as an internal standard. The method was first applied to soluble inorganic carbonates and bicarbonates and then extended to insoluble carbonates by converting them to Na2CO3, following a simple procedure and without observing isotopic fractionation. Here, we demonstrate that 13C NMR spectroscopy can also be successfully adopted to characterize the 13C/12C isotope ratio in inorganic carbonates and bicarbonates with applications in different fields, such as cultural heritage and geological studies
Settore CHIM/01 - CHIMICA ANALITICA
2017
Pironti, C.; Cucciniello, R.; Camin, F.; Tonon, A.; Motta, O.; Proto, A. (2017). Determination of the 13C/12C carbon isotope ratio in carbonates and bicarbonates by 13C NMR spectroscopy. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 89 (21): 11413-11418. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b02473 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/45821
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