Neat NMR Spectroscopy for General Chemistry Laboratory

TCE

The Chemical Educator

ISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version)

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Abstract Volume 13 Issue 4 (2008) pp 234-235

Neat NMR Spectroscopy for General Chemistry Laboratory

David E. Alonso* and Peter A. Wong

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0430, alonso@andrews.edu
Received March 5, 2006. Accepted November 22, 2006.

Published online: 22 July 2008

Abstract. ¹H-decoupled ¹³C NMR spectroscopy is used to identify an unknown organic compound. Neat samples (no solvent) are used to facilitate sample preparation and data acquisition.

Key Words: Laboratories and Demonstrations; general chemistry; NMR spectroscopy

(*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: alonso@andrews.edu)

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Supporting Materials:

Alcohol NMR spectra, as well as, a complete interpretation of the data can be found in the laboratory documentation. A comparison of neat NMR data to No-D and externally reference NMR spectra is included. (279 KB)