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C13 NMR
C13 NMR
C13 NMR
Organic Chemistry
NMR Spectroscopy John McMurry
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Spectroscopy
Identify the carbon–hydrogen framework of an organic
compound
1
H NMR spectrum of
1-bromo-2,2-dimethylpropane
Certain nuclei such as 1H, 13C, 19F, and 31P have
allowed spin states of +1/2 and –1/2; this property allows
them to be studied by NMR
The spin state of a nucleus is affected by an applied
magnetic field
“-” “+”
“+”
“+”
“-”
“-”
An NMR Spectrometer
Signals detected
by NMR
An NMR Spectrometer
H3C Si CH3
H3C
H NO 2
H H H H
H H H H
H H
Proton Equivalence
• Unrelated protons
• Homotopic protons
• Enantiotopic protons
• Diastereotopic Protons
Proton Equivalence
• Unrelated protons
H2
H 3C C
replace either set of equivalent H with X C C X
H2 H2 H2
H 3C C
C CH3
H2 H2
H 3C C
H
C CH3
Constitutional Isomers
H H
H X
H2
H 3C C
C CH3
p ro-R
H X
p ro-S
Enantiomers
Proton Equivalence
• Diastereotopic Protons
H H OH
OH replace red H with X
H3 C C H3 C C
C CH 3 C CH 3
H H
H X
H OH
H3 C C
p ro-R
C CH3
p ro-S
H X
Diastereomers
Part II
1
H NMR spectrum of
1-bromo-2,2-dimethylpropane
9.0
2.0
Integration Line
9.0
2.0
1,1-Dichloroethane
H3 C Cl
Adjacent carbons
3 equiv protons
Splitting of the Signals
• Coupled protons split each other’s signal N + 1
H
Cl
H 3C Cl
H 3C Cl
H
Cl
H 3C Cl
H
Cl
H 3C Cl
The ways in which the magnetic fields of three protons
can be aligned
HH H HH H HH H HH H
H
Cl
H 3C Cl
The ways in which the magnetic fields of three protons
can be aligned
HH H HH H HH H HH H
H
Cl
H 3C Cl
The ways in which the magnetic fields of three protons
can be aligned
HH H HH H HH H HH H
H
Cl
H 3C Cl
Coupling Constants
The coupling constant (J) is the distance between two
adjacent peaks of a split NMR signal in hertz
Jab = Jba
axial
equatorial
H
H
H
H
equatorial
axial
the rate of
chair–chair
conversion is
temperature
dependent
The trans coupling constant is greater than the cis
coupling constant
The Difference between a Quartet
and a Doublet of Doublets
A Splitting Diagram for
a Doublet of Doublets