Interpreting NMR Spectra Is Not Impossible!

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 contained in an NMR spectrum into easily understood pieces that are introduced one at a time with ample opportunities for practice at each stage. The topics include an introduction to the theory of NMR, several chapters on proton NMR (the number of signals, chemical shift, integration, splitting, and advanced topics), and carbon-13 NMR. The book culminates with twenty additional, comprehensive problems. All of the problems throughout the text are accompanied by fully worked solutions with detailed explanations. The mission of this volume parallels that of the previous book in the collection: Calculating Theoretical Yield Is Not Impossible! Future volumes will address additional Organic Chemistry topics.

Key Features

• Begins with examples from everyday life that enable students to understand the concepts of theoretical and percent yield before applying those concepts to the laboratory.
• Addresses the necessity of balancing the reaction equation, the centrality of the mole in these calculations, and the role of significant figures in reporting the answer.
• Explains how to approach the calculations when using neat liquids or solutions.
• The culmination of this text is the use of the same thought processes to plan the amounts of reactants needed for syntheses of desired quantities of product.
• All of the problems in the book include detailed solutions with accompanying text to explain the answers and ancillaries also include suggestions for further reading.

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 obtaining his Ph.D. in 2003, he joined the faculty of Washington & Jefferson College, where he is a Professor of Chemistry.

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