Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

This chapter lists the magnetic properties required most often for choosing the nuclei to be used in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments. It lists the gyromagnetic ratio of some important nuclei which are probed in NMR spectroscopy. The gyromagnetic ratio is the proportionality constant that correlates the magnetic moment and the angular momentum. The chapter classifies important quadrupolar nuclei according to their natural abundance and relative magnetic strength. The magnetic strength is defined as a matter of convenience for classification of nuclei in NMR. The chapter provides an approximate chemical shift range for some of the most popular nuclei. It presents the most popular reference standards used when NMR spectra of various nuclei are measured. The chapter lists the residual peaks that are observed in the H NMR spectra of common deuterated organic solvents. The correlation tables provide the regions of NMR absorptions of major chemical families.