This document discusses using Chemdraw's CS ChemNMR Pro facility to estimate 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts. It can rapidly compute chemical shifts for large molecules by using fixed parameters for atom types and subgroups. However, it is most reliable for ordinary organic molecules and may be inaccurate for unusual systems. The document provides an example prediction and discusses limitations, such as not estimating shifts for hydrogen atoms bonded to heteroatoms. It also describes assigning structures to spectra and viewing/removing assignments in Chemdraw.

1. NMR SPECTRUM USING CHEMDRAW
BY
DR.S.MANIMEKALAI
E.M.G.YADAVA WOMEN’S COLLEGE
MADURAI-14
https://youtu.be/gVvXXgF3Znw

2. Introduction:
NMR chemical shifts are an important tool in
characterizing molecular systems and structures.
accordingly, predicting NMR spectra is an essential
feature of computational chemistry software
chemdraw ultra includes the CS chemNMR pro facility
which can be used to estimate the 13C and 1H (proton)
chemical shifts with respect to TMS.
This facility is accessed from the estimate menu within
the product. when a molecule has been selected, the
two items on the menu become active, and selecting
one of them causes the NMR chemical shifts for the

3. the main advantage of this approach to computing chemical shifts is
its speed: chemical shifts can be computed almost instantaneously
even for very large molecules.
however, the method has an important weakness which must be kept
in mind. since it relies on a fixed set of parameters corresponding to
atom types and subgroups, the method will be reliable only for
molecules for which parameters are available and for which the
assumptions about molecular structure and bonding which are built-
in to the parameters are valid.
In simple terms, this nmr estimation method is appropriate only for
ordinary organic molecules. it produces reasonable results for such
systems, but becomes quite unreliable for systems with any unusual
features: unusual bonding, strained systems, systems for which
electron correlation is important for accurate modeling of the

4. what is chemnmr?
 chemnmr was developed by upstream solutions to be
run within chemdraw ultra.
 the program is invoked by first selecting a chemical
structure that one wants predicted, then going to the
<estimate> menu and selecting <1H nmr shifts> or
<13C nmr shifts>.
 calculation is very rapid and estimated chemical shifts
are displayed adjacent to the relevant nuclei.

5. chemical shifts are also displayed as a line spectrum, and a more
detailed account of the estimation is provided as a text file in
notepad. the program works by breaking the structure down into
one or more substructures that provide the base value for the
estimated shift.
additivity rules are then applied and the base value is incremented
to provide the final value. in the case of 1H NMR, the shifts are
predicted for a non-polar solvent.
hydrogens bonded to hetero atoms e.g. OH and SH are not
calculated. proton-proton coupling constants are also not predicted.
elements of the first four rows and a few from the fifth row of the
periodic table are recognized

6. Example: 1H nmr shifts 2-methoxy-6-(methoxymethoxy)-
7-methylnapthalene
For each hydrogen in the compound there are 3 values for the
chemical shift. the first is the value predicted by chemnmr; the
second (in italics) is that predicted by acd/nmr w 2.7 and the third
(in bold) is the observed chemical shift in cdcl3.
PREDICTED AND OBSERVED 1H NMR SHIFTS FOR
2-METHOXY-6-(METHOXYMETHOXY)-7-
METHYLNAPTHALENE

7. NMR SHIFTS
chemnmr estimates chemical shifts for all hydrogen or carbon atoms
for which additivity rules are available. following a hierarchical list, it
first identifies key substructures of a molecule.
a substructure provides the base value for the estimated shift. for
example, benzene would be the key substructure of trinitrotoluene
when a substructure is a ring system not available in the data,
chemnmr approximates its base shift using embedded rings and, if
necessary, will disassemble the ring into acyclic substructures.
chemnmr views remaining parts of the molecule as substituents of a
substructure. each substituent adds to, or subtracts from, the base
shift of the substructure to which it is attached.

8. additivity rules determine the increment of each contribution.
if an increment for a substituent cannot be determined,
chemNMR uses embedded substituents—smaller structural units
with the same neighboring atoms. or, it will use increments of
identical, or embedded substituents, of a corresponding
substructure by assuming that the effects of the substituents are
of the same magnitude.
chemNMR provides a detailed protocol of the estimation process
applied. it gives substructures as names, compound classes in
most cases, substituents in the form of a linear code,
respectively.
it also implements models for ethylenes (cis/trans) and
cyclohexanes (equatorial/axial)

9. To view 1H or 13C nmr information:
1. select a structure.
2. navigate to structure>predict 1H-nmr shifts (or) predict 13C-
nmr shifts.
 Chemnmr redraws the molecule with the estimated shifts and
displays the information and line spectrum in a new window

10. ASSIGNING STRUCTURES TO SPECTRA
chemdraw professional lets you assign structures to spectra. you can
then display the structure associated with a specific peak by placing
the pointer on that peak.
TO ASSIGN STRUCTURES TO SPECTRA:
1.open a spectral file.
2.draw the structure (or structures) to assign to the spectrum.
3.select specific atoms and bonds in the structure.
4.<shift>+click the peak, or peaks, to which you want the structure
assigned.
The selection rectangle surrounds the selected objects.
5. navigate to structure>make spectrum-structure assignment. the
selected atoms and bonds in the structure are associated with the
selected spectral peaks.
The selected atoms and bonds in the structure are associated with the

11. VIEWING SPECTRAL ASSIGNMENTS
To view spectral assignments:
1.click the lasso or marquee tool.
2.place the pointer over a peak.
The assigned atoms or bonds are highlighted
REMOVING SPECTRAL ASSIGNMENTS
to remove spectrum to structure assignments:
1. click the lasso or marquee tool.
2. select the objects from which to remove the assignment.
3. navigate to structure>clear spectrum-structure.

12. CHEMNMR LIMITATIONS
the program handles the following elements and isotopes: H, D He, Li,
Be, B, C, N, O, F, Ne, Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl, Ar, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn,
Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, As, Se, Br, Kr, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru,
Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Te, I, Xe, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu,
Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg.
functional groups are expanded automatically.
in the case of 1H nmr, it estimates shifts of about 90% of all CHx -
groups with a standard deviation of 0.2.-0.3 ppm. the use of polar
solvents may strongly increase these deviations. it does not estimate
shifts of hydrogen atoms bonded to heteroatoms because they are
significantly affected by solvents, concentration, impurities, and steric
effects.
in case of 13C nmr, it estimates over 95% of the shifts with a mean

13. Floating Periodic Table
click on... to...
an existing unlabeled atom label the atom
an existing labeled atom
cycle the hydrogen count (if it matches the
selected element) or change the label
an empty space create a new atom
The Periodic Table window displays a floating periodic table. It can be used both for
reference and to insert elements into structures.
 Click an element symbol to highlight the element and activate the Text tool.
 Drag across the table to highlight each element in turn.
 Click the button to show or hide the detailed information.
 After selecting an element, click in the document to add an atom label consisting of
that element and the appropriate number of hydrogens.
 Labeling behavior is as follows:
1.Double-clicking on an existing atom will open it for editing without changing the label.

14. • The new floating periodic table is the fastest route to element
information, while the new floating character map enables users
to add symbols and special characters from any font instantly
to a ChemDraw document.