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Interpreting and interpreting the Carbon-13 NMR spectrum of heptane
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CH3(CH2)5CH3
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comparing the
1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra of the nine alkane structural isomers of C7H16
Introductory note on the 13C NMR spectrum of heptane
Students and teachers please note that my explanation of the
carbon-13 NMR spectrum of heptane is designed for advanced, but
pre-university, chemistry courses.
The description does not involve
the chemical shift δ
spin-spin coupling effects for heptane and the relative size of the carbon-13
NMR shifts does not give the ratio of the carbon atoms in the
different non-equivalent chemical environments of the heptane molecule.
The most common solvent used for investigating the C13 NMR
spectrum of compounds like heptane, is CDCl3 and other
deuterated solvents.
TMS is the acronym for tetramethylsilane, formula Si(CH3)4,
whose 13C atoms are arbitrarily given a chemical shift of 0.0
ppm. This is the 'standard' in 13C NMR spectroscopy and all other
13C shifts, called chemical shifts, depend on the
individual (electronic) chemical environment of the 13C atoms in
an organic molecule - heptane here.
Heptane,
C7H16 , CH3(CH2)5CH3
,
,
an alkane
For more
see The molecular structure,
classification and
naming of alkanes
Interpreting the C-13 NMR spectrum of heptane
As you can see from the diagram above there are
4 different 13C chemical shift lines in the C-13 NMR spectrum of
heptane
indicating 4 different chemical environments of the carbon atoms.
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3
(Note the 4 colours indicating the
4 different chemical environments of the carbon atoms in heptane).
Chemical shifts
(a) to (d) on the C-13 NMR
spectrum diagram for heptane.
The carbon-13 NMR spectra a provides direct evidence of
4 different carbon atom environments for the 7 carbon atoms in the
symmetrical
heptane molecule,
deduced from the presence of 4 different 13C chemical
shifts (ppm).
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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. |
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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) |
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heptane |
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4 δ: proton ratio: 3:2:2:1 (6:4:4:2 in the molecule) |
4 δ shifts |
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2-methylhexane |
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6 δ: proton ratio :
6:3:2:2:2:1 |
6 δ shifts |
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3-methylhexane |
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7 δ: proton ratio:
3:3:3:2:2:2:1 (simplification) ! |
7
δ shifts |
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3-ethylpentane |
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3 δ: proton ratio:
9:6:1 |
3 δ
shifts |
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2,2-dimethylpentane |
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4 δ: proton ratio:
9:3:2:2 |
5 δ shifts |
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2,3-dimethylpentane |
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6 δ: proton ratio:
6:3:3:2:1:1 (simplification) ! |
6 δ
shifts (simplification) !!! |
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2,4-dimethylpentane |
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3 δ: proton ratio:
12:2:2 |
3 δ
shifts |
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3,3-dimethylpentane |
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3 δ: proton ratio:
3:3:2 (6:4:4 in the molecule) |
4 δ
shifts |
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2,2,3-trimethylbutane |
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3 δ: proton ratio:
9:6:1 |
4 δ shifts |
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carbon-13 nmr spectrum of heptane, explaining the line pattern in the high
resolution C-13 nmr spectra of heptane, revising the C-13 nmr spectrum of
heptane, ppm
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of heptane interpreting interpretation of the C-13 NMR spectrum of heptane
13C NMR spectrum of heptane Molecular structure diagram of the
carbon-13 NMR diagram for the 13C NMR spectrum of heptane. Deducing the number
of different chemical environments of the carbon atoms in the heptane molecule
from the 13C chemical shifts in the carbon-13 NMR spectrum of heptane. Revision
notes on the carbon-13 NMR spectrum of heptane. Matching and deducing the
structure of the heptane molecule from its 13C NMR spectrum.
Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy of aliphatic alkanes,
13C NMR spectra of heptane, a structural isomer of molecular formula C7H16
How do you interpret the chemical shifts of the C-13 NMR spectrum
of heptane How to interpret the C-13 NMR spectrum of heptane Explanatory diagram of the 13C C-13 carbon-13 NMR spectrum of the number of different carbon atom
environments in the heptane molecule from its carbon-13 NMR spectrum to
help work out the molecular structure of the heptane molecule? The uses
and distinctive features of the carbon-13 NMR spectrum of the
heptane
molecule explained. What do the number and values of the chemical
shifts from the c-13 carbon-13 NMR spectrum tell us about the
heptane
molecule? explaining the decoupled carbon-13 NMR spectrum of heptane
with a detailed interpretation diagram of all the C-13 chemical shifts and
intensities
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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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