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    The following table lists Carbon NMR Chemical Shifts of common laboratory solvents and impurities.

    carbon CDCl3 CD2Cl2 THF-d8 toluene-d8 C6D6 C6D5Cl (CD3)2CO (CD3)2SO CD3CN TFE-d3 CD3OD D2O
    solvent residual signals - 77.16 53.84 67.21 137.48 128.06 134.19 29.84 39.52 1.32 61.50 49.00 -
    - - - 25.31 128.87 - 129.26 206.26 - 118.26 126.28 - -
    - - - - 127.96 - 128.25 - - - - - -
    - - - - 125.13 - 125.96 - - - - - -
    - - - - 20.43 - - - - - - - -
    acetic acid CO 175.99 175.85 171.69 175.30 175.82 175.67 172.31 171.93 173.21 177.96 175.11 177.21
    CH3 20.81 20.91 20.13 20.27 20.37 20.40 20.51 20.95 20.73 20.91 20.56 21.03
    acetone CO 207.07 206.78 204.19 204.00 204.43 204.83 205.87 206.31 207.43 32.35 209.67 215.94
    CH3 30.92 31.00 30.17 30.03 30.14 30.12 30.60 30.56 30.91 214.98 30.67 30.89
    acetonitrile CN 116.43 116.92 116.79 115.76 116.02 115.93 117.60 117.91 118.26 118.95 118.06 119.68
    CH3 1.89 2.03 0.45 0.03 0.20 0.63 1.12 1.03 1.79 1.00 0.85 1.47
    allyl acetate CO 170.81 170.83 170.14 169.44 169.67 169.59 170.61 169.97 171.32 175.98 172.41 174.78
    CHCH2 132.33 132.94 133.90 132.98 132.90 132.69 133.76 132.71 133.83 133.33 133.71 132.48
    CHCH2 118.34 118.00 117.58 117.49 117.64 117.63 117.81 117.64 118.06 119.39 118.22 119.03
    CH2 65.28 65.36 65.31 64.87 64.92 64.86 65.28 64.32 65.55 67.61 66.14 66.52
    CH3 21.02 21.06 20.45 20.21 20.37 20.40 20.68 20.54 21.02 21.10 20.71 21.00
    benzaldehyde CHO 192.67 192.61 191.95 191.09 191.43 191.24 192.95 193.08 193.64 197.63 194.11 191.67
    C(1) 136.58 136.98 137.78 137.12 137.05 136.78 137.66 136.20 137.62 137.84 137.96 136.11
    CH(2,6) 129.91 129.98 129.98 129.61 129.65 129.49 130.23 129.45 130.42 131.78 130.64 130.09
    CH(3,5) 129.16 129.42 129.56 128.68 128.95 128.87 129.90 129.10 130.07 130.82 130.12 129.48
    CH(4) 134.64 134.79 134.67 133.88 133.95 134.02 135.14 134.52 135.40 137.17 135.60 134.70
    benzene CH 128.37 128.68 128.84 128.57 128.62 128.38 129.15 128.30 129.32 129.84 129.34 -
    tert-butylalcohol (CH3)3C 69.15 69.11 67.50 68.12 68.19 68.19 68.13 66.88 68.74 72.35 69.40 70.36
    (CH3)3C 31.25 31.46 30.57 30.49 30.47 31.13 30.72 30.38 30.68 31.07 30.91 30.29
    tert-butyl methyl ether OCH3 49.45 - - - 49.19 - 49.35 48.70 49.52 - 49.66 49.37
    (CH3)3C 72.87 - - - 72.40 - 72.81 72.04 73.17 - 74.32 75.62
    (CH3)3C 26.99 - - - 27.09 - 27.24 26.79 27.28 - 27.22 26.60
    BHA C(1) 152.57 153.05 154.07 153.50 153.62 153.19 153.97 152.53 154.02 153.74 154.34 -
    C(2,6) 147.85 148.06 148.62 148.06 148.13 147.87 148.48 147.44 148.39 150.52 149.04 -
    CH(3,5) 110.69 110.93 110.94 110.99 111.15 110.84 111.00 109.80 111.35 112.90 111.30 -
    C(4) 137.36 137.77 140.07 137.34 137.50 137.29 140.32 141.16 140.20 140.23 141.36 -
    CH3O 55.70 55.88 55.39 55.04 55.27 55.08 55.51 54.89 55.94 57.55 55.96 -
    (CH3)3C 30.32 30.37 30.65 30.30 30.35 30.21 30.64 30.30 30.55 30.80 30.82 -
    (CH3)3C 34.72 34.91 35.51 34.69 34.72 34.56 35.45 34.76 35.48 36.07 35.83 -
    BHT C(1) 151.55 151.92 152.48 152.06 152.05 151.69 152.51 151.47 152.42 153.46 152.85 -
    C(2,6) 135.87 136.32 137.93 136.12 136.08 135.92 138.19 139.12 138.13 138.59 139.09 -
    CH(3,5) 125.55 125.84 125.71 125.79 125.83 125.58 126.03 124.85 126.38 127.11 126.11 -
    C(4) 128.27 128.73 128.64 128.44 128.52 128.26 129.05 127.97 129.61 130.62 129.49 -
    CH3Ar 21.20 21.27 21.21 21.42 21.40 21.10 21.31 20.97 21.23 21.34 21.38 -
    (CH3)3C 30.33 30.54 31.55 31.39 31.34 30.19 31.61 31.25 31.50 31.01 31.15 –
    (CH3)3C 34.25 34.56 34.91 34.39 34.35 34.11 35.00 34.33 35.05 35.69 35.36 -
    carbon dioxide CO2 124.99 125.26 125.69 124.86 124.76 126.08 125.81 124.21 125.89 126.92 126.31 -
    carbon disulfide CS2 192.83 192.95 193.37 192.71 192.69 192.49 193.58 192.63 193.60 196.26 193.82 197.25
    carbon tetrachloride CCl4 96.34 96.52 96.89 96.57 96.44 96.38 96.65 95.44 96.68 97.74 97.21 96.73
    chloroform CH 77.36 77.99 79.24 77.89 77.79 77.67 79.19 79.16 79.17 78.83 79.44 -
    18-crown-6 CH2 70.55 70.47 71.34 70.86 70.59 70.55 71.25 69.85 71.22 70.80 71.47 70.14
    cyclohexane CH2 26.94 27.38 27.58 27.31 27.23 26.99 27.51 26.33 27.63 28.34 27.96 -
    cyclohexanone CO 212.57 211.82 208.79 208.60 209.10 209.30 210.36 210.63 211.99 221.30 214.69 221.22
    CH2(2,6) 41.97 42.31 42.17 41.78 41.83 41.79 42.24 41.32 42.44 43.16 42.61 42.02
    CH2(3,5) 27.00 27.47 27.69 27.05 27.00 27.02 27.68 26.46 27.80 28.56 28.16 27.50
    CH2(4) 24.97 25.42 25.76 25.15 25.03 25.07 25.59 24.32 25.62 26.00 25.86 24.77
    diallyl carbonate CO 154.88 155.15 155.36 155.15 155.24 154.87 155.48 154.16 155.66 157.39 156.28 157.78
    CHCH2 131.58 132.24 133.08 132.30 132.18 131.93 133.16 132.18 133.20 132.72 133.25 132.76
    CHCH2 118.96 118.75 117.70 118.04 118.22 118.22 118.53 118.32 118.86 120.15 118.74 118.75
    CH2 68.55 68.76 68.58 68.20 68.28 68.19 68.78 67.86 69.09 70.69 69.35 68.81
    1,2-dichloroethane CH2 43.50 44.35 44.64 43.40 43.59 43.60 45.25 45.02 45.54 45.28 45.11 -
    dichloromethane CH2 53.52 54.24 54.67 53.47 53.46 53.54 54.95 54.84 55.32 54.46 54.78 -
    diethyl ether CH3 15.20 15.44 15.49 15.47 15.46 15.35 15.78 15.12 15.63 15.33 15.46 14.77
    CH2 65.91 66.11 66.14 65.94 65.94 65.79 66.12 62.05 66.32 67.55 66.88 66.42
    diglyme CH3 59.01 58.95 58.72 58.62 58.66 58.42 58.77 57.98 58.90 59.40 59.06 58.67
    CH2 70.51 70.70 71.17 70.92 70.87 70.56 71.03 69.54 70.99 73.05 71.33 70.05
    CH2 71.90 72.25 72.72 72.39 72.35 72.07 72.63 71.25 72.63 71.33 72.92 71.63
    1,2-dimethoxyethane CH3 59.08 59.02 58.72 58.63 58.68 58.31 58.45 58.03 58.89 59.52 59.06 58.67
    CH2 71.84 72.24 72.58 72.25 72.21 71.81 72.47 71.17 72.47 72.87 72.72 71.49
    dimethylacetamide CH3 21.53 21.64 21.15 21.05 21.16 21.03 21.51 21.29 21.76 21.40 21.32 21.09
    CO 171.07 171.05 169.77 169.65 169.95 169.79 170.61 169.54 171.31 175.74 173.32 174.57
    NCH3 35.28 35.23 34.60 34.58 34.67 34.59 34.89 34.42 35.17 36.28 35.50 35.03
    NCH3 38.13 38.22 37.56 36.98 37.03 37.13 37.92 37.38 38.26 39.06 38.43 38.76
    dimethyl carbonate CO 156.45 156.73 156.91 156.61 156.71 156.36 157.04 155.76 157.26 159.04 157.91 163.96
    CH3 54.89 55.09 54.58 54.13 54.30 54.23 54.95 54.63 55.39 56.17 55.25 55.81
    dimethyl malonate CO2 167.18 167.32 167.14 166.49 166.66 166.51 167.58 166.91 168.07 170.88 168.70 170.12
    CH3 52.57 52.75 52.07 51.76 51.86 51.89 52.47 52.08 52.95 54.00 52.83 53.65
    CH2 41.11 41.48 41.15 40.88 41.04 40.93 41.43 40.72 41.77 42.13 41.60 42.13
    dimethylformamide CH 162.62 162.57 161.96 161.93 162.13 162.01 162.79 162.29 163.31 166.01 164.73 165.53
    CH3 36.50 36.56 35.65 35.22 35.25 35.45 36.15 35.73 36.57 37.76 36.89 37.54
    CH3 31.45 31.39 30.70 30.64 30.72 30.71 31.03 30.73 31.32 30.96 31.61 32.03
    dimethyl sulfoxide CH3 40.76 41.33 41.21 40.41 40.03 40.27 41.23 40.45 41.31 40.06 40.45 39.39
    1,4-dioxane CH2 67.14 67.47 67.65 67.17 67.16 66.95 67.60 66.36 67.72 68.52 68.11 67.19
    ethane CH3 6.89 6.91 6.79 6.94 6.96 6.91 6.88 6.61 6.99 7.01 6.98 -
    ethanol CH3 18.41 18.69 18.90 18.78 18.72 18.55 18.89 18.51 18.80 18.11 18.40 17.47
    CH2 58.28 58.57 57.60 57.81 57.86 57.63 57.72 56.07 57.96 59.68 58.26 58.05
    ethyl acetate CH3CO 21.04 21.15 20.45 20.46 20.56 20.50 20.83 20.68 21.16 21.18 20.88 21.15
    CO 171.36 171.24 170.32 170.02 170.44 170.20 170.96 170.31 171.68 175.55 172.89 175.26
    CH2 60.49 60.63 60.30 60.08 60.21 60.06 60.56 59.74 60.98 62.70 61.50 62.32
    CH3 14.19 14.37 14.37 14.23 14.19 14.07 14.50 14.40 14.54 14.36 14.49 13.92
    ethyl methyl ketone CH3CO 29.49 29.55 28.92 28.74 28.56 28.82 29.30 29.26 29.60 29.64 29.39 29.49
    CO 209.56 209.57 207.05 206.31 206.55 206.87 208.30 208.72 209.88 218.31 212.16 218.43
    CH2CH3 36.89 37.01 36.59 36.32 36.36 36.39 36.75 35.83 37.09 38.23 37.34 37.27
    CH2CH3 7.86 7.94 7.87 7.89 7.91 7.79 8.03 7.61 8.14 8.29 8.09 7.87
    ethylene CH2 123.13 123.20 123.09 122.92 122.96 122.95 123.47 123.52 123.69 124.08 123.46 -
    ethylene glycol CH2 63.79 64.08 64.35 64.29 64.34 64.03 64.26 62.76 64.22 64.87 64.30 63.17
    furan CH(2,5) 142.71 142.98 143.26 142.65 142.73 142.49 143.49 142.82 143.74 144.22 143.68 143.57
    CH(3,4) 109.57 109.86 109.88 109.63 109.67 109.64 110.24 109.62 110.49 111.06 110.33 110.23
    H grease CH2 29.71 30.14 30.45 30.31 30.22 30.11 - - - - - -
    hexamethylbenzene C 132.21 132.09 131.88 131.72 131.79 131.54 132.22 131.10 132.61 134.04 132.53 -
    CH3 16.98 16.93 16.71 16.84 16.95 16.68 16.86 16.60 16.94 17.04 16.90 -
    hexamethyldisiloxane CH3 1.97 1.96 1.83 1.99 2.05 1.92 2.01 1.96 2.07 2.09 1.99 2.31
    n-hexane CH3 14.14 14.28 14.22 14.34 14.32 14.18 14.34 13.88 14.43 14.63 14.45 -
    CH2(2,5) 22.70 23.07 23.33 23.12 23.04 22.86 23.28 22.05 23.40 24.06 23.68 -
    CH2(3,4) 31.64 32.01 32.34 32.06 31.96 31.77 32.30 30.95 32.36 33.17 32.73 -
    HMPA CH3 36.87 36.99 36.89 36.80 36.88 36.64 37.04 36.42 37.10 37.21 37.00 36.46
    imidazole CH(2) 135.38 135.76 135.72 135.57 135.76 135.50 135.89 135.15 136.33 136.58 136.31 136.65
    CH(4,5) 122.00 122.16 122.20 122.13 122.16 121.96 122.31 121.55 122.78 122.93 122.60 122.43
    methane CH4 –4.63 –4.33 –4.90 –4.34 –4.29 –4.33 –5.33 –4.01 –4.61 –5.88 –4.90 -
    methanol CH3 50.41 50.45 49.64 49.90 49.97 49.66 49.77 48.59 49.90 50.67 49.86 49.50
    nitromethane CH3 62.50 63.03 62.49 61.14 61.16 61.68 63.21 63.28 63.66 63.17 63.08 63.22
    n-pentane CH3 14.08 14.24 14.18 14.27 14.25 14.10 14.29 13.28 14.37 14.54 14.39 -
    CH2(2,4) 22.38 22.77 23.00 22.79 22.72 22.54 22.98 21.70 23.08 23.75 23.38 -
    CH2(3) 34.16 34.57 34.87 34.54 34.45 34.26 34.83 33.48 34.89 35.76 35.30 -
    propane CH3 16.63 16.63 16.60 16.65 16.66 16.56 16.68 16.34 16.73 16.93 16.80 -
    CH2 16.37 16.63 16.82 16.63 16.60 16.48 16.78 15.67 16.91 17.46 17.19 -
    2-propanol CH3 25.14 25.43 25.70 25.24 25.18 25.14 25.67 25.43 25.55 25.21 25.27 24.38
    CH 64.50 64.67 66.14 64.12 64.23 64.18 63.85 64.92 64.30 66.69 64.71 64.88
    propylene CH3 19.50 19.47 19.27 19.32 19.38 19.32 19.42 19.20 19.48 19.63 19.50 -
    CH2 115.74 115.70 115.74 115.89 115.92 115.86 116.03 116.07 116.12 116.38 116.04 -
    CH 133.91 134.21 134.02 133.61 133.69 133.57 134.34 133.55 134.78 136.00 134.61 -
    pump oil CH2 29.84 30.13 30.63 30.33 30.24 30.11 30.36 29.33 30.86 31.85 31.35 -
    pyridine CH(2,6) 149.90 150.27 150.57 150.25 150.27 149.93 150.67 149.58 150.76 149.76 150.07 149.18
    CH(3,5) 123.75 124.06 124.08 123.46 123.58 123.49 124.57 123.84 127.76 126.27 125.53 125.12
    CH(4) 135.96 136.16 135.99 135.17 135.28 135.32 136.56 136.05 136.89 139.62 138.35 138.27
    pyrrole CH(2,5) 117.77 117.93 118.03 117.61 117.78 117.65 117.98 117.32 118.47 119.61 118.28 119.06
    CH(3,4) 107.98 108.02 107.74 108.15 108.21 108.03 108.04 107.07 108.31 108.85 108.11 107.83
    pyrrolidine CH2(2,5) 46.93 47.02 45.82 47.12 46.86 46.75 - 46.51 47.57 47.43 47.23 46.83
    CH2(3,4) 25.56 25.83 26.17 25.75 25.65 25.59 - 25.26 26.34 25.73 26.29 25.86
    silicone grease CH3 1.19 1.22 1.20 1.37 1.38 1.09 1.40 - - 2.87 2.10 -
    tetrahydrofuran CH2(2,5) 67.97 68.16 68.03 67.75 67.80 67.64 68.07 67.03 68.33 69.53 68.83 68.68
    CH2(3,4) 25.62 25.98 26.19 25.79 25.72 25.68 26.15 25.14 26.27 26.69 26.48 25.67
    toluene CH3 21.46 21.53 21.29 21.37 21.10 21.23 21.46 20.99 21.50 21.62 21.50 -
    C(1) 137.89 138.36 138.24 137.84 137.91 137.65 138.48 137.35 138.90 139.92 138.85 -
    CH(2,6) 129.07 129.35 129.47 129.33 129.33 129.12 129.76 128.88 129.94 130.58 129.91 -
    CH(3,5) 128.26 128.54 128.71 128.51 128.56 128.31 129.03 128.18 129.23 129.79 129.20 -
    CH(4) 125.33 125.62 125.84 125.66 125.68 125.43 126.12 125.29 126.28 126.82 126.29 -
    triethylamine CH3 11.61 12.12 12.51 12.39 12.35 11.87 12.49 11.74 12.38 9.51 11.09 9.07
    CH2 46.25 46.75 47.18 46.82 46.77 46.36 47.07 45.74 47.10 48.45 46.96 47.19
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