14: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a physical phenomenon in which nuclei in a magnetic field absorb and re-emit electromagnetic radiation. This energy is at a specific resonance frequency which depends on the strength of the magnetic field and the magnetic properties of the isotope of the atoms. Many scientific techniques exploit NMR phenomena to study molecular physics, crystals, and non-crystalline materials through nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. NMR is also routinely used in advanced medical imaging techniques, such as in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- 14.8: The n+1 Rule Applies Only to First-Order Spectra
- The (n+1) Rule, an empirical rule used to predict the multiplicity and, in conjunction with Pascal’s triangle, splitting pattern of peaks in ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra, states that if a given nucleus is coupled to n number of nuclei that are equivalent (see equivalent ligands), the multiplicity of the peak is n+1.
