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1H NMR chemical shifts

Below, the most popular 1H-NMR chemical shifts are listed:

Protons group
Chemical Shift [ppm]
CH3-alkyl 0,90
CH3-C=C- 1,70
CH3-C≡C-R 1,8
CH3-C≡C-Ph 2,9
CH3-C≡N 2,0
CH3-CO2R 2,0
CH3-COR 2,10
CH3-CHO 2,17
CH3-Ph 2,34
CH3-NR2 2,15
CH3-NO2 4,33
CH3-OR 3,30
CH3-OH 3,38
CH3-I 2,16
CH3-Br 2,65
CH3-Cl 3,02
CH3-F 4,26
CH3-SR 2,10
RCH2-alkyl 1,25
RCH2-C=C- 1,95
RCH2-C≡N 2,48
RCH2-CO2R 2,10
RCH2-COR 2,40
RCH2-CHO 2,2
RCH2-Ph 2,6
RCH2-NR2 2,50
RCH2-NO2 4,40
RCH2-OR 3,36
RCH2-OH 3,56
RCH2-I 3,15
RCH2-Br 3,34
RCH2-Cl 3,44
RCH2-F 4,35
RCH2-SH 3,4
R2CH-alkyl 1,5
R2CH-C=C- 2,6
R2CH-CO2H 2,57
R2CH-COR 2,48
R2CH-CHO 2,4
R2CH-Ph 2,87
R2CH-NR2 2,87
R2CH-NO2 4,60
R2CH-OR 3,80
R2CH-OH 3,85
R2CH-I 4,2
R2CH-Br 4,1
R2CH-Cl 4,02
R2CH-SR 3,1
ROH 0,5-4,0 (often as wide singlet)
enols 11-16
ArOH 4,5-9
RCO2H 10-13
RSO3H 10-12
RC=NOH 9-12
RNH2; RNHR 0,5-3 (often: wide peak)
ArNH2, ArNHR 3,5-6
RCONH2 5-8,5 (often very wide)
RSH 1-1,5
ArSH 2,5-4

For spectra of organic compounds see:

Spectral Database