This presentation gives a brief overview on the theoretical aspects of NMR (proton & carbon), Instrumentation and some problems based on NMR

1. Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy
By
Dr. Kalam Sirisha,
Associate Professor & Head,
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
Vaagdevi College of Pharmacy, Ramnagar, Warangal, Telangana
E-mail: ragisirisha@yahoo.com

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Introduction
• Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a physical phenomenon in
which nuclei in a magnetic field absorb and re-emit
electromagnetic radiation.
• NMR spectroscopy is the most powerful tool available for organic
structure determination.
• It is used to study a wide variety of nuclei (1
H,13
C,15
N, 19
F, 31
P etc).
• Most common types of NMR: proton and carbon-13
• 1
H NMR (PMR): To determine the type and number of H atoms
and spatial arrangement of them in a molecule.
• 13
C NMR (CMR): To determine the type and number of carbon
atoms and spatial arrangement of them in a molecule.
• The source of energy in NMR is radio waves which have long
wavelengths (75-0.5m), and thus low energy and frequency (4-
600MHz).

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Nuclear Spin
• A nucleus with an odd atomic number (no. of protons or
electrons) or an odd mass number (no. of neutrons and
protons in the nucleus) has a nuclear spin.
• If the number of neutrons plus the number of protons is odd,
then the nucleus has a half-integer spin (i.e. 1/2, 3/2, 5/2)
• If the number of neutrons and the number of protons are both
odd, then the nucleus has an integer spin (i.e. 1, 2, 3)
• A nucleus of spin I will have 2I + 1 possible orientations.
• A nucleus with spin 1/2 (1
H & 13
C) will have 2 possible
orientations.

4. •The spinning charged nucleus
generates a magnetic field.
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External Magnetic Field
 When placed in an external field, spinning
protons act like bar magnets.
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6. The magnetic fields of the spinning nuclei will align
either with the external field, or against the field.
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Two Energy States
A photon with the right amount of energy can be
absorbed and cause the spinning proton to flip.

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∆E and Magnet Strength
• Energy difference is proportional to the magnetic field
strength.
∆E = hν = γ h B0
2π
• Gyromagnetic ratio, γ, is a
constant for each nucleus.
γ=µ/p µ-dipole moment
p-angular momentum
• In a 14,092 gauss field, a 60 MHz
photon is required to flip a proton.
• A nucleus is in resonance when it
absorbs RF radiation and “spin flips” to a higher energy
state.

9. Larmor Precession
Spinning particle precesses about the external magnetic
field axis at an angular frequency known as Larmor
frequency.
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The NMR Spectrometer
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1
H NMR
Magnetic Shielding:
• If all protons absorb the same amount
of energy in a given magnetic field, not
much information can be obtained.
• But protons are surrounded by
electrons that shield them from the
external field.
• Circulating electrons create an induced
magnetic field that opposes the external
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Shielded Protons
 Magnetic field strength must be increased for
a shielded proton to flip at the same
frequency.
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Protons in a Molecule
 Depending on their chemical environment,
protons in a molecule are shielded by
different amounts.
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NMR Signals
• The number of signals shows how many
different kinds of protons are present.
• The location of the signals shows how
shielded or deshielded the proton is.
• The intensity of the signal shows the
number of protons of that type.
• Signal splitting shows the number of
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Number of Signals
• Protons within a compound experience different magnetic
environments, which give a separate signal in the NMR spectrum
• Equivalent: Protons that reside in the same magnetic environment are
termed chemically equivalent. They have the same chemical shift.
Equivalent Non-equivalent
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16. Position of signals (chemical shift)
• The position on the horizontal frequency scale at which
the equivalent proton signals occur is called a chemical
shift.
• The chemical shift depends on the varying local
magnetic fields from the neighboring protons.
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Chemical Shift
• Measured in parts per million (ppm), called the delta
(δ) scale.
• Ratio of shift downfield from TMS (Hz) to total
spectrometer frequency (MHz).
• Same value for 60, 100, or 300 MHz machine.
• Tau ( ) value=10-Ƭ δ
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Delta Scale
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Tetramethylsilane (TMS)
• TMS is added to the sample.
• Since silicon is less electronegative
than carbon, TMS protons are highly
shielded. Signal defined as zero.
• Organic protons absorb downfield (to
the left) of the TMS signal.
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Si
CH3
CH3
CH3
H3C

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Location of Signals
• More electronegative
atoms deshield more and
give larger shift values.
• Effect decreases with
distance.
• Additional electronegative
atoms cause increase in
chemical shift.
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Intensity of Signals
• The area under each peak is proportional to the
number of protons.
• Shown by integral trace.

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Integration
When the molecular formula is known, each integral rise
can be assigned to a particular number of hydrogens.
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Spin-Spin Splitting
• Nonequivalent protons on adjacent carbons have
magnetic fields that may align with or oppose the
external field.
• This magnetic coupling causes the proton to
absorb slightly downfield when the external field is
reinforced and slightly upfield when the external
field is opposed.
• All possibilities exist, so signal is split and splitting
patterns (Multiplicity) results.
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25. Common NMR peaks
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N + 1 Rule
If a signal is split by N equivalent protons, it is split
into N + 1 peaks.
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1,1,2-Tribromoethane
Nonequivalent protons on adjacent carbons.
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Doublet: 1 Adjacent Proton
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Triplet: 2 Adjacent Protons
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Range of Magnetic
Coupling
• Equivalent protons do not split each other.
• Protons bonded to the same carbon will
split each other only if they are not
equivalent.
• Protons on adjacent carbons normally will
couple.
• Protons separated by four or more bonds
will not couple.
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Splitting for Ethyl Groups
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Splitting for
Isopropyl Groups
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Coupling Constants
• Distance between the peaks of multiplet
• Measured in Hz
• Not dependent on strength of the external
field
• Multiplets with the same coupling
constants may come from adjacent groups
of protons that split each other.
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Values for
Coupling Constants
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O-H and N-H Signals
• Chemical shift depends on concentration and solvent.
• Hydrogen bonding in concentrated solutions deshield the
protons, so signal is around δ3.5 for N-H and δ4.5 for O-H.
• Proton exchanges between the molecules may broaden the
peak.
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Identifying the O-H
or N-H Peak
• To verify that a particular peak is due to O-H or N-H, shake
the sample with D2O (heavy water).
• Deuterium will exchange with the O-H or N-H protons.
• On a second NMR spectrum the peak will be absent, or
much less intense.
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Time Dependence
• Molecules are tumbling relative to the
magnetic field, so NMR is an averaged
spectrum of all the orientations.
• Axial and equatorial protons on
cyclohexane interconvert so rapidly that
they give a single signal.
• Proton transfers for OH and NH may occur
so quickly that the proton is not split by
adjacent protons in the molecule.
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Carbon-13
• 13
C has a magnetic spin, but is only 1% of the carbon in a sample.
• It is more difficult to obtain a 13
C-NMR spectrum than a 1
H-NMR
spectrum. The difficulty stems from two sources:
• 1.the natural abundance of 13
C is low, so there are fewer NMR-
active nuclei per mole of compound to absorb energy.
• 2.the inherent signal intensity per nucleus is less for 13
C than
for 1
H. For equal numbers of 1
H and 13
C nuclei, the signal intensity
for 13
C is roughly 1/4 that of 1
H. When combined with the fact that
the natural abundance of 13
C is roughly 1% of that of 1
H, this means
that the signal intensity of 1
H is over 400 times greater than that of
13
C.
 Hundreds of spectra are taken, averaged.
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13
C-NMR: Number of Signals
Number of 13
C-NMR signals reveals equivalent carbons
•One signal per unique carbon type
•Reveals molecular symmetry
Examples
CH3CH2CH2CH2OH CH3CH2OCH2CH3
Two 13
C-NMR signals
2 x CH3 equivalent
2 x CH2 equivalent
No equivalent carbons
Four 13
C-NMR signals
Symmetry exists when # of 13
C-NMR signals < # of carbons in formula

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13
C-NMR: Position of Signals
•Position of signal relative to reference = chemical shift
•13
C-NMR reference = TMS = 0.00 ppm
•13
C-NMR chemical shift range = 0 - 250 ppm
•Downfield shifts caused by electronegative atoms and pi electron clouds
OH does not have carbon
↓
no 13
C-NMR OH signal
Example: HOCH2CH2CH2CH3

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13
C-NMR: Position of Signals
Trends
•RCH3 < R2CH2 < R3CH
•EN atoms cause downfield shift
•Pi bonds cause downfield shift
•C=O 160-210 ppm
Characteristic Carbon NMR Chemical Shifts (ppm)
(CH3)4Si = TMS = 0.00 ppm (singlet) CDCl3 (solvent) = 77.0 ppm (triplet)
RCH3 0 – 40 RCH2Cl 35 – 80 benzene ring 110 – 160
RCH2R 15 – 55 R3COH 40 – 80 C=O ester 160 – 180
R3CH 20 – 60 R3COR 40 - 80 C=O amide 165 – 180
RCH2I 0 – 40 RC≡CR 65 – 85 C=O carboxylic acid 175 – 185
RCH2Br 25 - 65 R2C=CR2 100 - 150 C=O aldehyde, ketone 180 – 210

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13
C-NMR: Integration
1
H-NMR: Integration reveals relative number of hydrogens per signal
13
C-NMR: Integration reveals relative number of carbons per signal
•Rarely useful due to slow relaxation time for 13
C
time for nucleus to relax from
excited spin state to ground state

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Hydrogen and Carbon
Chemical Shifts
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Combined 13
C
and 1
H Spectra
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Differences in
13
C Technique
• Resonance frequency is ~ one-fourth,
15.1 MHz instead of 60 MHz.
• Peak areas are not proportional to
number of carbons.
• Carbon atoms with more hydrogens
absorb more strongly.
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Spin-Spin Splitting
• It is unlikely that a 13
C would be adjacent
to another 13
C, so splitting by carbon is
negligible.
• 13
C will magnetically couple with
attached protons and adjacent protons.
• These complex splitting patterns are
difficult to interpret.
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13
C-NMR: Spin-Spin Coupling
•Spin-spin coupling of nuclei causes splitting of NMR signal
•Only nuclei with I ≠ 0 can couple
•Examples: 1
H with 1
H, 1
H with 13
C, 13
C with 13
C
•1
H NMR: splitting reveals number of H neighbors
•13
C-NMR: limited to nuclei separated by just one sigma bond; no pi bond “free spacers”
Conclusions
•Carbon signal split by attached hydrogens (one bond coupling)
1
H
13
C
13
C
12
C
Coupling observed
Coupling occurs but signal very weak:
low probability for two adjacent 13
C
1.1% x 1.1% = 0.012%
No coupling: too far apart
No coupling: 12
C has I = 0

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Proton Spin Decoupling
• To simplify the spectrum, protons are
continuously irradiated with “noise,” so
they are rapidly flipping.
• The carbon nuclei see an average of all
the possible proton spin states.
• Thus, each different kind of carbon
gives a single, unsplit peak.
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Off-Resonance Decoupling
• 13
C nuclei are split only by the protons
attached directly to them.
• The N + 1 rule applies: a carbon with N
number of protons gives a signal with
N + 1 peaks.
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Interpreting 13
C NMR
• The number of different signals indicates
the number of different kinds of carbon.
• The location (chemical shift) indicates the
type of functional group.
• The peak area indicates the numbers of
carbons (if integrated).
• The splitting pattern of off-resonance
decoupled spectrum indicates the
number of protons attached to the
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Two 13
C NMR Spectra
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55. NMR Problems
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56. If molecular formula is given, calculate the double
bond equivalence to know the level of unsaturation
in the molecule
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1) Predict the number of peaks that you would expect in the PMR spectrum of
the following compounds by assigning equivalent and non-equivalent protons.
CHOOCH3
i) ii)
CH3 COO CH2 CH3
iii)
CH3 C CH2 CH3
CH3
OH
iv)
CH3 C CH2 Cl
CH3
CH3 v)
NH2 COO CH2 CH3
2) Propose the structure corresponding to the following spectrum
Mol. Formula : C3
H7
Cl
δ ppm splitting Integration
3.7 t 2.0
1.75 m 2.0
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3) What splitting pattern you would expect in the PMR of the protons in the
following compounds:
CH
CH3
CH3
a) b) c)
d) e)
CH3
O
CH2
N
CH3
CH3
Br
H
H
NO2
H
H
CH2
CH2
CH2
O
CH3
C
CH3
CH3 O CH2 CH3
4) Give a structure or structures consistent with the following CMR data:
Mol. Formula : C3
H8
O
CMR data: a) δ 14.7 (q)
b) δ 57.6 (q)
c) δ 67.9 (t)

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5) Molecular Formula: C4H8O2
IR (cm-1
): 3012 (m),1725 (s), 1423 (m), 1262 (m), 1058 (m).
1H NMR (δ ppm): 0.98 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 2.67 (q, J=6.7 Hz, 2H),
3.52 (s, 3H).
6) Molecular Formula: C10H12O
IR (cm-1
): 3032 (m),1718 (s), 1424 (m), 876(m), 728 (m) & 647 (m)
1H NMR (δ ppm): 1.02 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.21(sext, J=7.2 Hz, 2H),
2.54 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.23-7.32 (m, 5H).

60. 7) Molecular Formula: C8H8O3
IR (cm-1
): 3521 (s), 3018 (m),1738 (s), 1605 (m), 1262, 1051 (m),
842(m), 767 (m) & 668 (m)
1H NMR (δ ppm): 3.52 (s, 3H), 7.28 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (d,
J=5.2Hz, 1H), 7.38 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (s, 1H), 11.57 (s, 1H).
8) Molecular Formula: C8H12O
UV: 281 nm (λmax)
IR (cm-1
): 3018 (m), 1710 (s), 1608 (m), 1424 (m), 1350(m)
1H NMR (δ ppm): 1.9 (s, 6H), 2.5 (s, 3H), 4.2 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H), 4.3
(t, J=5.4Hz, 1H), 4.5 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H).

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