Nature of NMR
absorptions
• Fortunately 1H nuclei in different
chemical environments absorb energy at slightly different frequencies. 13C nuclei do the
same
upfield
or highfield shift
• Hence we expect
to see different
NMR
signals for
each different type
of 1H (or 13C)
nucleus in a
molecule.
• Frequency scale
in ppm ® chemical shift