The H-1
hydrogen-1 (proton) NMR spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane
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spectroscopy analysing H-1 NMR spectra of 3,3-dimethylpentane
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H-1 proton NMR spectroscopy -
spectra index
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comparing the
1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra of the nine alkane structural isomers of C7H16
TMS is the acronym for tetramethylsilane, formula Si(CH3)4,
whose protons are arbitrarily given a chemical shift of 0.0 ppm.
This is the 'standard' in 1H NMR spectroscopy and all
other proton resonances, called chemical shifts, are measured
with respect to the TMS, and depend on the
individual (electronic) chemical environment of the hydrogen atoms
in an organic molecule - 3,3-dimethylpentane here.
The chemical shifts quoted in ppm on the diagram of
the H-1 NMR spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane represent the peaks of the intensity of
the chemical shifts of (which are often groups of split lines at
high resolution) AND the relative integrated areas under the peaks
gives you the ratio of protons in the different chemical
environments of the 3,3-dimethylpentane molecule.
3,3-dimethylpentane C7H16
Interpreting the
H-1 NMR spectrum of
3,3-dimethylpentane
For relatively simple molecules, the low
resolution H-1 NMR spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane is NOT a good starting point
(low resolution diagram above).
Two of the 1H resonances of
3,3-dimethylpentane, for the two sets of methyl protons, are
very close together, and can only be resolved with a very
high resolution spectrometer.
So, theoretically, the 16 hydrogen atoms (protons) of
3,3-dimethylpentane can only occupy 3
different chemical environments.
CH3CH2C(CH3)2CH2CH3
Note the proton ratio 6:6:4 of the 3 colours of the protons
in the 3 chemically different environments
Chemical shifts (a) to (c) on the H-1 NMR
spectrum diagram for 3,3-dimethylpentane.
The high resolution 1H NMR
spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane
All low and high resolution spectra of
3,3-dimethylpentane
show 3 groups of proton resonances and in the 3 ratio expected from the
formula of 3,3-dimethylpentane (you would observe a proton ratio
of 3:3:2 for the three chemically different environments.
The ppm quoted on the diagram represent the peak
of resonance intensity for a particular proton group in the
molecule of 3,3-dimethylpentane - since the peak' is at the apex of a band of
H-1 NMR resonances due to spin - spin coupling field splitting effects - see high resolution
notes on 3,3-dimethylpentane below.
So, using the chemical shifts and applying the
n+1 rule to
3,3-dimethylpentane
and make some predictions using some colour coding! (In problem
solving you work the other way round!)
(a) 1H
Chemical shift 0.79 ppm, CH3 protons: CH3CH2C(CH3)2CH2CH3
Theoretically, this 1H resonance is
split into a triplet by the neighbouring CH2
protons (n+1 = 3)
Evidence for the presence of a CH2 group
in the molecule of 3,3-dimethylpentane.
(b) 1H
Chemical shift 1.20 ppm: CH3CH2C(CH3)2CH2CH3
Theoretically, this 1H resonance is
split into a quartet by the neighbouring CH3
protons (n+1 = 4), but it looks more complicated than
this on the spectrum diagram?
Evidence for the presence of a CH3 group
in the molecule of 3,3-dimethylpentane
(c) 1H
Chemical shift 0.80 ppm,
CH3 protons:CH3CH2C(CH3)2CH2CH3
This resonance would not readily show
splitting because there are no protons on the
neighbouring carbon atom - a singlet is theoretically
observed.
Resonance (a) and (c) are almost
identical and on the spectrum around ~0.80 ppm is an
overlap of a singlet and a triplet.
Number of directly adjacent protons 1H
causing splitting |
Splitting pattern produced from the
n+1 rule on spin-spin coupling and the theoretical ratio of line intensities |
0
means no splitting |
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1
creates a doublet |
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2
creates a triplet |
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3
creates a quartet |
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3 |
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4
creates a quintet |
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4 |
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6 |
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5
creates a sextet |
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5 |
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10 |
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6
creates a septet |
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15 |
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20 |
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6 |
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Comparing the
1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra of the nine alkane structural isomers of C7H16
You can distinguish all 9 isomers from a data combination of their number of
1H NMR
chemical shifts,
and their resulting integrated 1H proton ratios, plus, their number of
13C
chemical shifts. |
Name of the alkane structural isomer of molecular
formula C7H16 |
Abbreviated structural formulae
of the nine isomers of molecular formula C7H16 (interpretation complications with 3-methylhexane and
2,3-dimethylpentane because they exhibit R/S isomerism due to a
chiral carbon) |
Skeletal formula of the
nine
alkane isomers of
molecular formula C7H16 |
Number of 1H NMR chemical shifts (δ) and
proton ratio (links
to spectrum) |
Number of 13C chemical shifts (δ)
(links
to spectrum) |
heptane |
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4 δ: proton ratio: 3:2:2:1 (6:4:4:2 in the molecule) |
4 δ shifts |
2-methylhexane |
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6 δ: proton ratio :
6:3:2:2:2:1 |
6 δ shifts |
3-methylhexane |
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7 δ: proton ratio:
3:3:3:2:2:2:1 (simplification) !!! |
7
δ shifts |
3-ethylpentane |
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3 δ: proton ratio:
9:6:1 |
3 δ
shifts |
2,2-dimethylpentane |
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4 δ: proton ratio:
9:3:2:2 |
5 δ shifts |
2,3-dimethylpentane |
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6 δ: proton ratio:
6:3:3:2:1:1 (simplification) !!! |
6 δ
shifts (simplification) !!! |
2,4-dimethylpentane |
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3 δ: proton ratio:
12:2:2 |
3 δ
shifts |
3,3-dimethylpentane |
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3 δ: proton ratio:
3:3:2 (6:4:4 in the molecule) |
4 δ
shifts |
2,2,3-trimethylbutane |
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3 δ: proton ratio:
9:6:1 |
4 δ shifts |
Key words & phrases:
C7H16
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3,3-dimethylpentane,
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to construct the diagram of the H-1 nmr spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane, how to work out the
number of chemically different protons in the structure of the
3,3-dimethylpentane organic
molecule, how to analyse the chemical shifts in the hydrogen-1 H-1 proton NMR
spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane using the n+1 rule to explain the spin - spin coupling ine
splitting in the proton nmr spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane deducing the nature of the protons
from the chemical shifts ppm in the H-1 nmr spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane
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interpreting interpretation of the 1H proton NMR spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane
formula
CH3CH2C(CH3)2CH2CH3 Molecular structure diagram of the
proton NMR diagram for the 1H NMR spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane. The proton ratio in the
1H NMR spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane. Deducing the number of different chemical
environments of the protons in the 3,3-dimethylpentane molecule from the 1H chemical shifts
in the hydrogen-1 NMR spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane. Analysing the high resolution 1H NMR
spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane. Analysing the low resolution 1H NMR spectrum of
3,3-dimethylpentane. You
may need to know the relative molecular mass of 3,3-dimethylpentane to deduce the molecular
formula from the proton ratio of the 1H NMR spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane. Revision notes
on the proton NMR spectrum of 3,3-dimethylpentane. Matching and deducing the structure of
the 3,3-dimethylpentane molecule from its hydrogen-1 NMR spectrum.
Proton NMR spectroscopy of aliphatic alkanes,
1H NMR spectra of 3,3-dimethylpentane, a structural isomer of molecular formula
C7H16
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Infrared spectra of the isomers of C7H16
The infrared
spectrum of heptane
The
infrared spectrum of 2-methylhexane
The
infrared spectrum of 3-methylhexane
The
infrared spectrum of 3-ethylpentane
The infrared spectrum of
2,2-dimethylpentane
The infrared spectrum of
2,3-dimethylpentane
The infrared spectrum of
2,4-dimethylpentane
The infrared spectrum of
3,3-dimethylpentane
The infrared spectrum
of 2,2,3-trimethylbutane
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Mass spectra of the isomers of C7H16
The mass
spectrum of heptane
The mass
spectrum of 2-methylhexane
The mass
spectrum of 3-methylhexane
The
mass spectrum of 3-ethylpentane
The mass spectrum of
2,2-dimethylpentane
The mass spectrum of
2,3-dimethylpentane
The mass spectrum of
2,4-dimethylpentane
The mass spectrum of
3,3-dimethylpentane
The mass
spectrum of 2,2,3-trimethylbutane
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H-1 proton NMR spectra of ALKANES
1H NMR spectra of the isomers of C7H16
The H-1 NMR
spectrum of heptane
The
H-1 NMR spectrum of 2-methylhexane
The
H-1 NMR spectrum of 3-methylhexane
The
H-1 NMR spectrum of 3-ethylpentane
The H-1 NMR spectrum of
2,2-dimethylpentane
The H-1 NMR spectrum of
2,3-dimethylpentane
The H-1 NMR spectrum of
2,4-dimethylpentane
The H-1 NMR spectrum of
3,3-dimethylpentane
The H-1
NMR spectrum of 2,2,3-trimethylbutane
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C-13 carbon-13 NMR spectra
of ALKANES
13C NMR spectra of the isomers of C7H16
The C-13 NMR
spectrum of heptane
The
C-13 NMR spectrum of 2-methylhexane
The
C-13 NMR spectrum of 3-methylhexane
The
C-13 NMR spectrum of 3-ethylpentane
The C-13 NMR spectrum of
2,2-dimethylpentane
The C-13 NMR spectrum of
2,3-dimethylpentane
The C-13 NMR spectrum of
2,4-dimethylpentane
The C-13 NMR spectrum of
3,3-dimethylpentane
The
C-13 NMR spectrum of 2,2,3-trimethylbutane
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