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Individualization of petrol sources by high field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

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posted on 2024-07-18, 13:46 authored by Yanita Yankova, Michael D Cole, Silvia Cirstea, John Warren

In the forensic science context petrol is considered the most common fire accelerant. However, the identification and classification of petrol sources through the years has been proven to be a challenge in the investigation of fire related incidents. This research explored the possibility of identification and classification of petrol sources using high field NMR spectroscopy. In this study, 1H NMR profiling, using specific pulse sequences to analyse neat aliquot petrol samples of different brands collected at different times across the UK and Ireland is shown, for the first time, to provide a diagnostic ‘fingerprint’ with specific chemical compounds that can be used for identification and classification of petrol samples. This enables linkage of unknown petrol samples to a source and in addition provides a tool which allows exclusion of potential petrol sources. A new, innovative method using 1H selTOCSY is described for the individualization and classification of petrol samples through the identification of olefinic markers in the samples. Those markers were identified as (i) 3-methyl-1-butene, (ii) a mixture of 1-pentene and 3-methyl-1-butene, (iii) 2-methyl-2-butene and (iv) a mixture of cis and trans-2-pentene.

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Volume

361

Publication title

Forensic Science International

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0379-0738

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Elsevier BV

Location

Ireland

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  • eng

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Print-Electronic

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