Characterization

Elements of unsaturation – double bond equivalents

Mass spectrometry

Basics of mass spectrometry – what the lines correspond to

Odd molecular masses – molecules containing one nitrogen atom

Isotope patterns – carbon-13

Isotope patterns – molecules containing bromine and chlorine atoms

Deducing potential formulae using mass spectral information

NMR spectroscopy – theory in brief

Acquiring NMR data – solvents, references and experiments

Chemical shifts – shielding and spectroscopy data tables

Clues in 1H NMR spectra – integration and symmetry

Multiplicity in 1H NMR spectroscopy – three-bond H-C-C-H coupling

Pascal's triangle – lines and patterns

Exchangeable protons

Seven 1H NMR spectra – deducing structures

Differences in 13C NMR spectroscopy – one-bond C-H coupling

Deducing structures using mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy

Example 1 – Compound 6 (MS and NMR)

Example 2 – Compound 28 (MS and NMR)

Example 3 – Compound X (MS and NMR)

Example 4 – Compound Y (MS and NMR)

Example 5 – Compound Z (MS and NMR)

 


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