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Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry

37.4Proton (1H) NMR spectroscopy

Proton (1H) NMR spectroscopy in Cambridge AS & A Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 37.4.1Analyse a 1H NMR spectrum: environments, relative numbers of protons, splitting by the n + 1 rule and possible structures.
  2. 37.4.2Predict chemical shifts and splitting patterns for a given molecule.
  3. 37.4.3Describe the use of TMS as the standard.
  4. 37.4.4State the need for deuterated solvents such as CDCl₃.
  5. 37.4.5Describe the identification of O–H and N–H protons by D₂O exchange.

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  • Proton (¹H) NMR spectroscopy

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Proton (1H) NMR spectroscopy: sample question

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In the proton NMR spectrum of chloroethane, CH₃CH₂Cl, how is the CH₃ signal split?

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