Table of characteristic proton NMR chemical shifts.

type of proton

type of compound

chemical shift range, ppm

RCH3

1 aliphatic

0.9

R2CH2

2 aliphatic

1.3

R3CH

3 aliphatic

1.5

C=CH

vinylic

4.65.9

C=CH

vinylic, conjugated

5.57.5

C!CH

acetylenic

23

ArH

aromatic

68.5

ArCH

benzylic

2.23

C=CCH3

allylic

1.7

HCF

fluorides

44.5

HCCl

chlorides

34

HCBr

bromides

2.54

HCI

iodides

24

HCOH

alcohols

3.44

HCOR

ethers

3.34

RCOOCH

esters

3.74.1

HCCOOR

esters

22.2

HCCOOH

acids

22.6

HCC=O

carbonyl compounds

22.7

RCHO

aldehydic

910

ROH

hydroxylic

24

ArOH

phenolic

4-12

C=COH

enolic

1517

RCOOH

carboxylic

1013.2

HCNHR

amine

1.52.0

RNH2

amino

15

RNHC(=O)R

amides

5-8.5

Table of characteristic IR absorptions.*

frequency, cm1

bond

functional group

36403610 (s, sh)

35003200 (s,b)
34003250 (m)
33002500 (m)
33303270 (n, s)

OH stretch, free hydroxyl

OH stretch, Hbonded
NH stretch
OH stretch
C!CH: CH stretch

alcohols, phenols
alcohols, phenols
1, 2 amines, amides
carboxylic acids
alkynes (terminal)

31003000 (s)
31003000 (m)
30002850 (m)
28302695 (m)
22602210 (v)

CH stretch
=CH stretch
CH stretch
HC=O: CH stretch
C!N stretch

aromatics
alkenes
alkanes
aldehydes
nitriles

22602100 (w)

C!C stretch

alkynes

17601665 (s)
17601690 (s)
17501735 (s)
17401720 (s)
17301715 (s)

C=O stretch
C=O stretch
C=O stretch
C=O stretch
C=O stretch

carbonyls (general)
carboxylic acids
esters, saturated aliphatic
aldehydes, saturated aliphatic
", #unsaturated esters

1715 (s)
17101685 (s)

C=O stretch
C=O stretch

ketones, saturated aliphatic

", #unsaturated aldehydes

16851666 (s)

C=O stretch

", #unsaturated ketones

16801640 (m)
16501580 (m)
16001585 (m)
15501475 (s)
15001400 (m)
14701450 (m)
13701350 (m)
13601290 (m)
13351250 (s)
13201000 (s)

C=C stretch
NH bend
CC stretch (inring)
NO asymmetric stretch
CC stretch (inring)
CH bend
CH rock
NO symmetric stretch
CN stretch
CO stretch

alkenes
1 amines
aromatics
nitro compounds
aromatics
alkanes
alkanes
nitro compounds
aromatic amines
alcohols, carboxylic acids, esters, ethers

13001150 (m)

CH wag (CH2X)

alkyl halides

12501020 (m)
1000650 (s)
950910 (m)
910665 (s, b)
900675 (s)
850550 (m)
725720 (m)

CN stretch
=CH bend
OH bend
NH wag
CH oop
CCl stretch
CH rock

aliphatic amines
alkenes
carboxylic acids
1, 2 amines
aromatics
alkyl halides
alkanes

700610 (b, s)

C!CH: CH bend

alkynes

690515 (m)

CBr stretch

alkyl halides

* m = medium, w = weak, s = strong, n = narrow, b = broad, s = sharp.