1st Edition

Interpreting NMR Spectra Is Not Impossible! A Primer for an Organic Chemistry Course

By Michael S. Leonard Copyright 2026
120 Pages 182 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

120 Pages 182 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

120 Pages 182 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the gold standard for identification of reaction products and unknown substances in the synthetic laboratory. This book is designed for Organic Chemistry lecture and/or laboratory courses at the high school or college and university level. There is a deliberate and gradual scaffolding of complexity that divides the multitude of information... Read more

Preface

Author Bios

 

Chapter 1: NMR: An Introduction

Chapter 2: Proton NMR Part I: The Number Of Signals

 

Chapter 2 Practice Problems

 

Solutions to Chapter 2 Practice Problems

 

Chapter 3: Proton NMR Part II: Chemical Shift

 

Chapter 3 Practice Problems

 

Solutions to Chapter 3 Practice Problems

 

Chapter 4: Proton NMR Part III: Integration

 

Chapter 4 Practice Problems

 

Solutions to Chapter 4 Practice Problems

 

Chapter 5: Proton NMR Part IV: Splitting

 

Chapter 5 Practice Problems

 

Solutions to Chapter 5 Practice Problems

 

Chapter 6: Proton NMR Part V: Advanced Topics

 

Chapter 6 Practice Problems

 

Solutions to Chapter 6 Practice Problems

 

Chapter 7: Carbon-13 NMR

 

Chapter 8: Practice Problems

 

Chapter 9: Solutions to Practice Problems

 

Index

Biography

Michael S. Leonard earned his B.A. in Chemistry from Goucher College in 1998 under the direction of Professor David E. Horn. He then attended the University of Pennsylvania for his doctoral studies in the laboratory of Professor Madeleine M. Joullié. After earnung his Ph.D. in 2003, he joined the faculty of Washington & Jefferson College, where he is a chemistry professor.

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