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Unit 3: Section 9 - Further Synthesis and Analysis

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#1
Front (Question)

What does NMR stand for?

Back (Answer)

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

#2
Front (Question)

What are the basic principles of NMR?

Back (Answer)

• You can find the structures of complex molecules by placing them in a magnetic field and applying EM waves of radio frequency to them • If radio waves of the right frequency are absorbed, the nuclei flips from parallel to applied magnetic to field to anti-parallel • This energy change can be monitored and recorded • Uses the the resonance of nuclei with spin

#3
Front (Question)

How would you carry out NMR spectroscopy?

Back (Answer)

• Dissolve the liquid sample in a suitable solvent • Put in a tube along with a small amount of TMS and put the tube into an NMR machine • The sample is spun to even out any imperfections in the magnetic field and the spectrometer is zeroed against the TMS • Radiation with different radio frequencies but a constant magnetic field is applied to the sample and any absorptions (due to resonance) are detected

#4
Front (Question)

Give a use of NMR?

Back (Answer)

MRI scans

#5
Front (Question)

What kind of nuclei does NMR work with (and examples)?

Back (Answer)

Those with an uneven number of nucleons meaning they will spin

#6
Front (Question)

What percentage of carbon atoms are C13?

Back (Answer)

1% - modern instruments are sensitive enough to detect this

#7
Front (Question)

What defines the resonant frequency of a C13 atom?

Back (Answer)

The chemical environment that it is in; the amount of electron shielding it has

#8
Front (Question)

What graph is produced by NMR spectroscopy?

Back (Answer)

Energy absorbed against chemical shift

#9
Front (Question)

What is chemical shift? What are its units?

Back (Answer)

The resonant frequency of a nuclei, compared to that of a H1 atom in TMS ppm (parts per million)

#10
Front (Question)

What is the range of chemical shift for C13 NMR?

Back (Answer)

0-200ppm

#11
Front (Question)

What means C13 atoms show a different chemical shift value?

Back (Answer)

Having different chemical environments (but equivalent atoms show the same peak)

#12
Front (Question)

What kind of envrionment leads to a greater chemical shift?

Back (Answer)

A C atom next to a more electronegative atom has a greater chemical shift

#13
Front (Question)

What does the number of signals mean for C13 NMR?

Back (Answer)

One signal for each carbon environment

#14
Front (Question)

What does the chemical shift mean for C13 NMR?

Back (Answer)

Greater δ from atoms closer to electronegative atoms or C=C

#15
Front (Question)

What does the area under the peak mean for C13 NMR?

Back (Answer)

No meaning

#16
Front (Question)

Is there splitting in C13 NMR?

Back (Answer)

No

#17
Front (Question)

Why is it easier to get a spectrum of H1 NMR than C13 NMR?

Back (Answer)

Most H atoms are 1H- - it is much more abundant than C13 This means almost all H atoms have spin so show up

#18
Front (Question)

What is the range of chemical shift for H1 NMR?

Back (Answer)

0-10ppm

#19
Front (Question)

What leads to a lower chemical shift value for H NMR?

Back (Answer)

H1 with more electrons around them - further from electronegative groups/atoms

#20
Front (Question)

On a low resolution spectrum, what peaks would you expect to see for H NMR?

Back (Answer)

One peak for each set of inequivalent H atoms (each chemical environment shows 1 peak)

#21
Front (Question)

What does the area under the peak represent for H NMR?

Back (Answer)

The area under the peak is proportional to the number of H1 atoms represented by the peak

#22
Front (Question)

What is the integration trace?

Back (Answer)

A stepped line that makes it easier to measure the area under the curve (height of line = area under that peak)

#23
Front (Question)

What is TMS?

Back (Answer)

Tetramethylsilane Silicon bonded to 4 methyl groups

#24
Front (Question)

What state is TMS at room temperature?

Back (Answer)

Liquid