1H NMR Spectroscopy for CHM 222L Professor: S. Bruce King | Programming & Design: Yue-Ling Wong

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  NMR Intro
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Integration
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  Splitting
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Practice >>>
Predict Spectrum I:

Predict Spectrum II:

Peak Assignments:

quick review

Integration

The area under the NMR resonance is proportional to the number of hydrogens which that resonance represents. In this way, by measuring or integrating the different NMR resonances, information regarding the relative numbers of chemically distinct hydrogens can be found. Experimentally, the integrals will appear as a line over the NMR spectrum.

Integration only gives information on the relative number of different hydrogens, not the absolute number.

Click to see an animated explanation on finding out the ratio of hydrgoens for the example spectrum below. (Requires Flash 4 plugin)



Review Questions

For ethyl acetate,
What ratio would you expect to see for the integrals for the hydrogens labeled A:B:C?
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For ethyl ether,

What ratio would you expect to see for the integrals for the hydrogens labeled A:B?
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For t-butyl acetate,

What ratio would you expect to see for the integrals for the hydrogens labeled A:B:C?
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