Reference complex

Peak shift (ppm)

Description

Al phenoxide

Al-catechin complex

Al(H2O)3(C6H5O)3

(TTA)

20.9

16.2

14.2

Al(C6H5O)3.

Al bonded to polyphenol molecule(s).

Al3+ hexa-coordinated with oxygen from phenoxide anions and water ligands.

Al(H2O)3(OH)(C6H5O)2

(THDA)

3.8

Al3+ hexa-coordinated to the phenoxide, hydroxo and water oxygens.

Al(OH)3(H2O)3

-1.4

Al complex with symmetrically arranged OH and water ligands.

(Basic complex found in xylite.)