NMR and chromatography Flashcards
Why does NMR only work with nuclei with odd mass number?
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Odd vs even?
Magnetic field?
- Nuclei with odd mass numbers (1H, C13) have spin
- Nuclei with even mass numbers do not have magnetic properties
- Nuclear spin induces weak magnetic fields which can be influenced by an external magnetic field
- Hydrogens nucleus can align w/ (stable) or against (unstable) an applied field
How is it possible to make H flip from more to less stable alignment?
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- Supplying an exact amount of energy
- the amount of energy depends on the strength of the magnetic field
What is the resonance condition?
Energy peak when (H) flipped form more to less stable alignment on a graph
What solvents are used for NMR?
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CCl4
CDCl3 (sometimes gives a clearer split of peaks so used for complex spectra
What is TMS and why is it the standard?
(1H nuclei of TMS given chemical shift value of 0)
7 Environment? Resonance? Cost? Reactivity?
TMS: tetramthylsilane SiC4H12
- all H and C are in the same environment so one intense peak
- H nuclei are highly shielded due to Si’s low electronegativity so it has high resonance and strong sharp easily detected absoptions
- non-toxic
- inert
- cheap
- easy to remove from sample (low b.p)
What are spectra?
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Resonance conditions
What are spectra affected by?
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- Environment of H: causes different peak shapes and chemical shifts
- T4 affected by no. H in molecule
- T4 affected by electronegativity of surrounding atoms
What is the position of the peak influenced by?
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Electronegativity of surrounding atoms
What is the size of the peak influenced by?
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Relative to number of H’s in that environment
What does the amount of absorptions in NMR spectra represent?
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Amount of non-equivalent protons
What does the intensity of absorptions in NMR spectra represent?
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Quantity of protons with each peak
What does the position of absorptions in NMR spectra represent?
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Environment of each proton (electronegativity of surrounding atoms)
What does the splitting of absorptions in NMR spectra represent?
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Amount of neighbouring inequivalent protons on C (or other atom) directly adjacent
What is the split with 0 inequivalent H’s?
Singlet
What is the split with 1 inequivalent H’s?
Doublet
What is the split with 2 inequivalent H’s?
Triplet