NMR Spectra

Gathering the information

1. From ¹H NMR, determine number of different types of chemically hydrogen atoms.
   
   
   
2. From ¹³C NMR, determine number of different types of chemically equivalent carbon atoms
   
   
   
3. From peak integrations, determine relative number of hydrogen atoms responsible for each signal.
   
   
   
4. Look at the chemical formula (if you are given one) and draw candidate structures.  Consider degree of saturation (2n + 2), possible classes of compounds, and symmetry.
   
   
   
5. Predict the spectral features of the possible structures using chemical shift tables and your knowledge of scalor coupling and integration.
   
   
   

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