7.13.6 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Simple outline of the principles of nuclear magnetic resonance in ¹H. Use of TMS as a standard.

Recognition of chemically equivalent hydrogen atoms.

Use of chemical shifts (from tables), peak integration and spin-spin splitting to suggest a molecular structure from a ¹H n.m.r. spectrum (limited to simple compounds).

Use of n.m.r. spectroscopy in body scanners.