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[29.3-4] carbon-13 and proton NMR spectroscopy

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Total cards: 19•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

what information can be found from a carbon-13 spectrum?

Back (Answer)

• number of different carbon environments - from the number of peaks • types of carbon environments - from the chemical shifts

#2
Front (Question)

what is the chemical shift referenced against?

Back (Answer)

TMS at δ = 0 ppm

#3
Front (Question)

how can you find the chemical environment of a carbon atom?

Back (Answer)

• carbon atoms that are bonded to different atoms or groups of atoms have different environments that will absorb at different chemical shifts • if two carbon atoms are positioned symmetrically within a molecule, they are equivalent and have the same chemical environment. they will absorb radiation at the same chemical shift and contribute to the same peak

#4
Front (Question)

what information can be found from a proton NMR spectrum?

Back (Answer)

• number of different proton environments - from the number of peaks • types of proton environments present - from the chemical shift • relative numbers of each type of proton - from integration traces or ratio numbers of the relative peak areas • number of non-equivalent protons adjacent to a given proton - from the spin-spin splitting pattern

#5
Front (Question)

how can integration (peak intensity) be found?

Back (Answer)

• area under a signal is proportional to the number of hydrogen atoms present • an integration device scans the area under the peaks • lines on the spectrum show the relative abundance of each hydrogen type • computers can now display the information as numerical data

#6
Front (Question)

what can you work out by measuring the integration lines?

Back (Answer)

the simple ratio between the various types of hydrogen (not actual number of H’s)

#7
Front (Question)

describe the difference between low and high resolution NMR

Back (Answer)

• low resolution NMR gives 1 peark for each environmentally different group of protons • high resolution gives more complex signals eg. doublets, triplets

#8
Front (Question)

what does the signal produced in proton NMR indicate?

Back (Answer)

• the number of protons on adjacent carbon atoms • number of peaks = number of chemically different H’s on adjacent atoms + 1

#9
Front (Question)

describe the spin-spin splitting patterns when there are no H’s on adjacent atoms

Back (Answer)

• splitting pattern = singlet • relative peak areas within splitting = 1

#10
Front (Question)

describe the spin-spin splitting patterns when there is an adjacent CH

Back (Answer)

• splitting pattern = doublet • relative peak areas within splitting = 1:1

#11
Front (Question)

describe the spin-spin splitting patterns when there is an adjacent CH₂

Back (Answer)

• splitting pattern = triplet • relative peak areas within splitting = 1:2:1

#12
Front (Question)

describe the spin-spin splitting patterns when there is an adjacent CH₃

Back (Answer)

• splitting pattern = quartet • relative peak areas within splitting = 1:3:3:1

#13
Front (Question)

when is splitting seen?

Back (Answer)

if adjacent H’s are no more than 3 bonds apart

#14
Front (Question)

how do OH and NH signals appear in proton NMR?

Back (Answer)

• -OH and -NH signals are singlets • no splitting • peaks can appear over a wide range of chemical shifts and may be broad

#15
Front (Question)

why do OH and NH signals appear this way?

Back (Answer)

• H on OH or NH rapidly exchanges with protons on other molecules (eg. water, acids) • not attached to any particular oxygen long enough to register a splitting signal

#16
Front (Question)

what is the technique proton exchange used for?

Back (Answer)

identifying -OH and -NH protons

#17
Front (Question)

describe the technique of proton exchange

Back (Answer)

• run proton NMR as normal • add small volume of deuterium oxide, D₂O • shake mixture • run second spectrum

#18
Front (Question)

what happens after a D₂O shake?

Back (Answer)

• any signal due to an exchangeable proton disappears • H in group changes place with a deuterium atom from D₂O • deuterium doesn’t exbhibit NMR under the conditions used for proton NMR so the signal is removed to another part of the spectrum

#19
Front (Question)

how do you interpret NMR spectra?

Back (Answer)

• analyse types of proton and how many of each type (number of peaks, relative peak areas) • analyse splitting patterns to find information about adjacent protons • analyse chemical shifts • combine information to suggest a structure