Carbon NMR Spectrum

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The next type of spectra to look at is Carbon NMR. In Carbon NMR a spectrum is produced that has peaks for each unique carbon in the molecule. Carbon NMR is possible because radio waves are shot through a sample already aligned on a very large magnet and the nuclei of the atoms switch to a higher energy state. It requires different wavelengths to flip different carbons. The locations of the peaks on the spectrum shows what type of functional groups the carbons are part of. Figure 6 shows the Carbon NMR for ibuprofen. In the figure there is a drawing of ibuprofen with the unique carbons numbered. These numbers align to the spectra underneath and the information given in purple. Anywhere from 10-60ppm are alkanes. That means there should have …show more content…

It is actually found using the same technique as Carbon NMR. However, Hydrogen NMR can figure out the number of neighboring hydrogens. Each of the peaks in the spectrum can be split. The number of splits is from the formula N+1. N is the number of hydrogens attached to directly neighboring carbon atoms. Figure 7 shows the locations of each unique hydrogen and Table 2 describes these hydrogens. It was very difficult to find a spectrum that showed the hydrogen, so the PPM Range in the table shows where the peak would have been located if it was on a spectrum. Hydrogen 1, 3, and 6 fall in the alkyl range, 0.9-1.5ppm, this means that they are hydrogens that are attached to carbons these carbons have two or three hydrogens bonded to them. Hydrogen 2 and 5 are in the allylic range meaning that they are hydrogens that are the only hydrogen bonded to that particular carbon. Hydrogen 4 is an aromatic hydrogen that means its peak is found between 6.0-8.5ppm and is part of the benzene ring. Lastly, there is hydrogen connected to the Carboxylic Acid group, Hydrogen 7. It is located between 10.5-12.0ppm. There is no splitting pattern with this hydrogen because splitting patterns only happen when it is hydrogens bonded to a

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