analytical 2 p2 Flashcards
what does NMR stand for?
nuclear magnetic resonance
what are the basic principles of NMR?
you can find the structures of complex molecules by placing them in a magnetic field and applying EM waves of radio frequency to them
if radio waves of the right frequency are absorbed, the nuclei flips from parallel to applied magnetic field to anti-parallel
this energy change can be monitored and recorded
uses the resonance of nuclei with spin
how would you carry out NMR spec?
dissolve liquid sample is suitable solvent
put in tube with small amount of TMS and place in machine
the sample is spun to even out any imperfections in the magnetic field and the spectrometer is zeroed against the TMS
radiation with different radio frequencies but a constant magnetic field is applied to the sample and any absorptions are detected
use of NMR?
MRI scans
what kind of nuclei does NMR work with?
those with an uneven number of nucleons meaning they will spin e.g. 1H, 13C
what % of carbon atoms are 13C?
1% - but modern instruments are sensitive enough to detect this
what defines the resonant frequency of a 13C atom?
the chemical environment that it is in; the amount of electron shielding it has
what graph is produced by NMR spec?
energy absorbed against chemical shift
what is chemical shift? what is its symbol? what are its units?
the resonant frequency of the nuclei, compared to that of a 1H atom in TMS
𝛿
parts per million (ppm)
what is the range of chemical shift for 13CNMR?
0-200 ppm
what means 13C atoms show a different chemical shift value?
having different chemical environments (but equivalent atoms show the same peak)
what kind of environment leads to a greater chemical shift?
a C atom next to more electronegative atom has a greater chemical shift
summarise for 13C NMR
number of signals, chemical shift, area under peak, splitting
number of signals - one signal for each carbon environment
chemical shift - greater shift from atoms closer to electronegative atoms or C=C
area under peak - no meaning
splitting - no splitting
why is it easier to get a spectrum of 1H NMR than 13C NMR?
most H atoms are 1H - it is much more abundant than 13C
this means almost all H atoms have spin therefore show up
what is the range of chemical shift for 1H NMR?
0-10 ppm
what leads to a lower chemical shift value for H NMR?
1H with more electrons around them i.e. further from electronegative groups/atoms
on a low resolution spec, what peaks would you expect to see for H NMR?
one peak for each set of individual H atoms (each chemical environment shows 1 peak)
what does the area under the peak represent for H NMR?
the area under the peak is proportional to the number of H atoms represented by the peak
integration trace
a stepped line that makes it easier to measure the area under the curve (height of line - area under that peak)
what is TMS? what state at room temp?
tetramethylsilane
liquid
why is TMS used?
can be added to sample to calibrate the NMR equipment
it provides a peak at exactly 𝛿 = 0ppm
it is the reference point against which all 𝛿 are measured
what are advantages of using TMS?
inert, non-toxic, easy to remove from the sample as relatively volatile