Table 3

Proton NMR data of irbesartan and its metabolites determined in DMSO-d6

1HIrbesartanM1M2M3M4M5M6M7M8M9
8′7.63  (1H,d)7.63  (1H,d)7.64  (1H,d)7.62  (1H,d)7.63  (1H,d)7.61  (1H,d)7.6  (1H,d)7.62  (1H,d)7.8  (1H,d)7.56  (1H,bd)
7′7.62  (1H,t)7.6  (1H,t)7.63  (1H,t)7.56  (1H,t)7.6  (1H,t)7.58  (1H,t)7.54  (1H,t)7.58  (1H,t)7.62  (1H,t)7.44  (1H,bm)
6′7.52  (1H,t)7.52  (1H,t)7.53  (1H,t)7.48  (1H,t)7.52  (1H,t)7.50  (1H,t)7.47  (1H,t)7.5  (1H,t)7.54  (1H,t)7.38  (1H,bm)
5′7.49  (1H,d)7.48  (1H,d)7.51  (1H,d)7.46  (1H,d)7.49  (1H,d)7.45  (1H,d)7.43  (1H,d)7.46  (1H,d)7.47  (1H,d)7.34  (1H,d)
1′ 2′ 3′ 4′7.08  (2H,d)7.08  (2H,d)7.07  (4H,d)7.04  (4H,q)7.07  (4H,q)7.08  (2H,d)7.08  (2H,d)7.08  (2H,d)7.13  (2H,d)7.08  (2H,d)
7.05  (2H,d)7.04  (2H,d)7.03  (2H,d)7.05  (2H,d)7.03  (2H,d)7.07  (2H,d)6.98  (2H,d)
benz4.66  (2H,s)4.66  (2H,s)4.68  (2H,s)4.64  (2H,s)4.66  (2H,s)4.65  (2H,s)4.67  (2H,s)4.63  (2H,s)4.67  (2H,s)4.63  (2H,s)
1b2.28  (2H,t)2.35  (2H,m)2.53-a 2.32  (2H,t)2.36  (2H,m)2.27  (2H,t)2.5  (2H,t)2.28  (2H,t)2.31  (2H,t)2.3  (2H,t)
2b1.47  (2H,quin)1.55  (2H,m)2.73  (2H,t)1.74  (2H,quin)1.58  (2H,m)1.45  (2H,quin)2.74  (2H,t)1.48  (2H,quin)1.48  (2H,quin)1.48  (2H,quin)
3b1.23  (2H,m)3.58  (1H,m)2.23  (2H,t)3.59  (1H,m)1.24  (2H,m)1.26  (2H,m)1.26  (2H,m)1.26  (2H,m)
4b-Me0.8  (3H,t)1.0  (3H,d)2.07  (3H,s)1.0  (3H,d)0.78  (3H,t)2.07  (3H,s)0.8  (3H,t)0.8  (3H,t)0.8  (3H,t)
1 2 3 41.82  (6H,b)2.04  (2H,m)2.01  (2H,m)1.84  (6H,b)1.82  (6H,b)2.04  (2H,m)1.8  (6H,b)2.02  (2H,m)1.82  (6H,b)1.82  (6H,b)
1.65  (2H,b)1.87  (1H,m)1.62–1.86 (3H,m)1.66  (2H,b)1.65  (2H,b)1.87  (1H,dd)1.6  (2H,b)1.84  (1H,m)1.66  (2H,b)1.64  (2H,b)
1.72  (2H,m)1.76  (1H,dd)1.74  (2H,m)
1.56  (1H,m)1.47  (1H,m)1.69  (1H,m)1.66  (1H,dd)
1.52  (1H,m)
2 or 34.37  (1H,m)4.34  (1H,m)4.37  (1H,m)4.32  (1H,m)
2 or 3 ring4.74  (1H,d)4.74  (1H,d)4.76  (1H,d)4.7  (1H,d)
1"5.77  (1H,d)3-c
2"3.85  (1H,m)3-c
3"∼3.3b,c
4"∼3.3b,c
5"3.7  (1H,b)3-c
2" OH5.41  (1H,d)3-c
3" OH5.2  (1H,d)3-c

Values are chemical shifts (in ppm). b, broad; s, singlet; d, doublet; t, triplet; q, quartet; quin, quintuplet; m, multiplet.

  • 3-a Proton was hidden under DMSO-d6 peak. COSY analysis indicated a strong correlation between 2b and the solvent peak.

  • 3-b Proton was hidden under water peak from solvent.

  • 3-c The glucuronic acid protons.