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The Carbon-13 NMR spectrum of
2-methylpentane
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Brown's Chemistry Advanced Level Pre-University Chemistry Revision Study
Notes for UK IB KS5 A/AS GCE advanced A level organic chemistry students US
K12 grade 11 grade 12 organic chemistry courses involving molecular
spectroscopy analysing C-13 NMR spectra of 2-methylpentane
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C-13
NMR spectroscopy - spectra index
See also
comparing infrared, mass, 1H NMR & 13C NMR
spectra of the structural alkane isomers of C6H14
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 - 2-methylpentane here.
2-methylpentane C6H14,
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For more
see The molecular structure,
classification and
naming of alkanes
Interpreting the C-13 NMR spectrum of 2-methylpentane
As you can see from the diagram above there are
5 different chemical shift lines in the C-13 NMR spectrum of
2-methylpentane
indicating 5 different chemical environments of the six carbon atoms.
(CH3)2CHCH2CH2CH3
(Note the 5 colours indicating the
5 different chemical environments of the carbon atoms in
2-methylpentane).
The molecular symmetry of the 'left-hand' methyl
groups of carbon atoms make them equivalent to each other
- same chemical environment.
The carbon-13 NMR spectra a provides direct evidence of
5 different
carbon atom environments in the 2-methylpentane molecule from 5 different chemical
shifts (ppm).
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Comparing the infrared, mass, 1H NMR and 13C NMR
spectra of the five structural alkane isomers of C6H14
NOTE: The images are linked to their
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increase the definition to the original hexane,
2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane, 2,2-dimethylbutane and
2,3-dimethylbutane image sizes. These five molecules
are structural isomers of saturated alkanes of molecular formula C6H14
and
exemplify the infrared, mass, 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra of lower
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Infrared spectra below. |
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INFRARED SPECTRA:
Apart from the significant differences in the fingerprint region at
wavenumbers 1500 to 400 cm-1, there are no other
great striking differences, but each could be identified from
its infrared spectrum. All the absorption
bands are typical of molecules containing saturated alkyl structure and
there are no characteristic infrared absorptions due to a specific
functional group. |
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Infrared spectra above, mass spectra below. |
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MASS SPECTRA: Base ion
peaks plus m/z comments.
Hexane: m/z 57, 42 and 56 prominent
2-methylpentane: m/z 43, 42 and 71 prominent
3-methylpentane: m/z 57, 41 and 56 prominent
2,2-dimethylbutane: m/z 43, 41, 57 and 71
prominent
2,3-dimethylbutane: m/z 43, 41, 42 and 71
prominent |
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Mass spectra above, 1H NMR spectra below. |
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1H NMR SPECTRA: They can
all be distinguished by their different integrated proton ratios -
need very high resolution.
Hexane:
3 1H
δ shifts, H ratio 3:2:2 (6:4:4 in formula)
2-methylpentane:
5 1H
δ shifts, H ratio 6:3:2:2:1
3-methylpentane:
4 1H
δ shifts, H ratio 6:4:3:1
2,2-dimethylbutane: 3 1H
δ shifts, H ratio 9:3:2
2,3-dimethylbutane: 2 1H
δ shifts, H ratio 6:1 (12:2 in formula) |
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1H NMR spectra above, 13C NMR spectra below. |
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13C NMR SPECTRA: From the
number of shifts, you can't distinguish (iii) and (iv) but you can
distinguish them from (i), (ii) and (v). (i) Hexane: 3 13C
δ shifts
(ii) 2-methylpentane: 5 13C
δ shifts
(iii) 3-methylpentane: 4 13C
δ shifts
(iv) 2,2-dimethylbutane: 4 13C
δ shifts
(v) 2,3-dimethylbutane: 2 13C
δ shifts |
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13C NMR spectra above. |
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of different chemical environments of the carbon atoms in the
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from the 13C chemical shifts in the carbon-13 NMR spectrum of
2-methylpentane. Revision
notes on the carbon-13 NMR spectrum of 2-methylpentane. Matching and deducing the
structure of the 2-methylpentane molecule from its 13C NMR spectrum.
Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy of aliphatic
alkanes,
13C NMR spectra of 2-methylpentane, an isomer of molecular formula C6H14
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2-methylpentane
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2-methylpentane
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2-methylpentane
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