Abstract
trans-Cinnamaldehyde, a major component of Cinnamomum cassia, was quantitatively analyzed using the $^1H-NMR$ spectrometry. Applicability of this method was confirmed through observing the variation of chemical shift in the $^1H-NMR$ spectrum of t-cinnamaldehyde and the integration value according to various sample concentrations or running temperatures. When the $^1H-NMR$ spectrometry was run for t-cinnamaldehyde (7.1429 mg/ml) at 19, 25, 30, 40 and $50^{\circ}C$, the chemical shifts of the doublet methine signal due to an aldehyde group were observed at 9.7202, 9.7184, 9.7169, 9.7142 and 9.7124 ppm, respectively, to imply that the running temperature had no significant variation in the chemical shift of the signal. The integration values of the signal were $1.37\;(19^{\circ}C),\;1.37\;(25^{\circ}C),\;1.37\;(30^{\circ}C),\;1.37(40^{\circ}C)$ and $1.37(50^{\circ}C)$, respectively, to also indicate running temperature gave no effect on the integration value. When the sample solutions with various concentrations such as 0.4464, 0.8929, 1.7857, 3.5714, 7.1429 and 14.286 mg/ml were respectively measured for the $^1H-NMR$ at $25^{\circ}C$, the chemical shifts of the aldehyde group were observed at 9.7206, 9.7201, 9.7196, 9.7192, 9.7185 and 9.7174 ppm. Even though the signal was slightly shifted to the high field in proportion to the increase of sample concentration, the alteration was not significant enough to applicate this method. The calibration curve for integration values of the doublet methine signal due to the aldehyde group vs the sample concentration was linear and showed very high regression rate ($r^2=1.0000$). Meantime, the $^1H-NMR$ spectra (7.1429 mg/ml $CDCl_3,\;25^{\circ}C$) of t-cinnamaldehyde and t-2-methoxycinnamaldehyde, another constituent of Cinnamomum cassia, showed the chemical shifts of the aldehyde group as ${\delta}_H$ 9.7174 (9.7078, 9.7270) for the former compound and ${\delta}_H$ 9.6936 (9.6839, 9.7032) for the latter one. The difference of the chemical shift between two compounds was big enough to be distinguished using the NMR spectrometer with 0.45 Hz of resolution. The contents of cinnamaldehyde in Cinnamomum cassia, which were respectively extracted with n-hexane, $CHCl_3$, and EtOAc, were determiend as 94.2 \;mg/g (0.94%), 137.6 mg/g (1.38%) and 140.1 mg/g(1.40%) t-cinnamaldehyde in each extract, respectively, by using the above method.
계피(계지, Cinnanmomum cassia)의 주요성분인, trans-cinnamaldehyde를 $^1H-NMR$ 분광법을 이용하여 정량분석하였다. 핵자기 공명법을 이용한 정량분석의 응용가능성을 확인하기 위하여, t-cinnamaldehyde의 $^1H-NMR$ 스펙트럼에서 시료의 농도와 측정온도를 변화시킴에 따라 chemical shift의 변화와 적분값의 변화를 관찰하였다. t-Cinnamaldehyde(7.1429 mg/ml)를 19, 25, 30, 40 및 $50^{\circ}C$ 하에서 $^1H-NMR$ 측정한 결과, aldehyde methine signal(doublet)의 chemical shift가 9.7202, 9.7184, 9.7169, 9.7142 및 9.7124 ppm에서 관측되었다. 이는 측정온도는 signal의 chemical shift의 변화에 중요한 변수가 되지 않는다는 것을 의미하였다. 또한, aldehyde signal의 적분값이 $1.37(19^{\circ}C),\;1.37(25^{\circ}C),\;1.37(30^{\circ}C),\;1.37(40^{\circ}C)$ 및 $1.37(50^{\circ}C)$로써, 측정온도가 signal의 적분값에는 전혀 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 동일한 온도 $25^{\circ}C$에서 0.4464, 0.8929, 1.7857, 3.5714, 7.1429 및 14.286 mg/ml의 농도의 시료에 대한 $^1H-NMR$ 측정 결과, aldehyde기의 chemical shifts는 각각 9.7206, 9.7201, 9.7196, 9.7192, 9.7185 및 9.7174 ppm에서 나타났다. 이는 각 시료의 농도가 증가함에 따라서 aldehyde의 signal이 고자장으로 약간 이동하는 것으로 나타났다. Aldehyde기의 doublet methine signal의 적분값과 각 시료의 농도에 따른 calibration curve는 직선으로 나타났으며, 매우 높은 회귀율($r^2=1.0000$)을 보였다. t-Cinnamaldehyde와 aldehyde기를 갖는 물질로써, C. cassia의 또 다른 구성성분인 t-2-methoxycinnamaldehyde($7.1429\;mg/ml\;CDCl_3,\;25^{\circ}C$)에 대해서, $^1H-NMR$ 스펙트럼을 측정한 결과, t-cinnamaldehyde는 ${\delta}_H$ 9.7174(9.7078, 9.7270)서 관측되었다. t-2-Methoxycinnamaldehyde는 ${\delta}_H$ 9.6936(9.6839, 9.7032)에서 관측되었다. 따라서, 두 화합물의 chemical shift의 차이는 resolution 값이 0.45 Hz인 NMR 스펙트럼 상에서 충분히 구분할 수 있을 정도로 나타났다. 위의 방법을 이용하여, 추출용매에 따른 C. cassia 내의 t-cinnamaldehyde의 함량을 분석한 결과, n-hexane, $CHCl_3$ 및 EtOAc로 추출하였을 때에, 각각 94.2 mg/g(0.94%), 137.6 mg/g(1.38%), 140.1 mg/g(1.40%)으로 결정되었다.
