The table below lists the 13C chemical shift ranges (in ppm) with the corresponding functional groups in descending order. Some typical simple compounds for every family are given to illustrate the corresponding range. The shifts for the carbons of interest are given in parentheses, either for each carbon as it appears from left to right in the formula, or by the underscore (Refs. 1–17). In Ref. 1, the reader can find additional details, correlation charts, additivity rules, and the expected 13C peaks attributed to common solvents. All shifts are relative to tetramethylsilane (TMS).
Column definitions for the table are as follows.
Column heading | Definition |
δ range | 13C chemical shift range, in parts per million (ppm) relative to TMS |
Group | Functional group exhibiting shifts within the specified range |
Family | Families of compounds within the specified functional group |
Example | Specific example compounds within the family |
δ of underlined carbon | Actual 13C chemical shift for the example compound, in ppm relative to TMS |
δ range/ppm | Group | Family | Example | δ of underlined carbon/ppm |
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220–165 | >C=O | Ketones | (CH3)2CO | (206.0) |
(CH 3) 2CHCOCH 3 | (212.1) | |||
Aldehydes | CH3CHO | (199.7) | ||
α,β-unsaturated carbonyls | CH3CH=CHCHO | (192.4) | ||
CH2=CHCOCH3 | (169.9) | |||
Carboxylic acids | HCO2H | (166.0) | ||
CH3CO2H | (178.1) | |||
Amides | HCONH2 | (165.0) | ||
CH3CONH2 | (172.7) | |||
Esters | CH3CO2CH2CH3 | (170.3) | ||
CH2=CHCO2CH3 | (165.5) | |||
140–120 | >C=C< | Aromatics, alkenes | C6H6 | (128.5) |
CH2=CH2 | (123.2) | |||
CH2=CHCH3 | (115.9, 136.2) | |||
CH2=CHCH2Cl | (117.5, 133.7) | |||
CH3CH=CHCH2CH3 | (132.7) | |||
125–115 | –C≡N | Nitriles | CH3–C≡N | (117.7) |
80–70 | –C≡C– | Alkynes | HC≡CH | (71.9) |
CH3C≡CCH3 | (73.9) |