Distortionless Enhancement by Polarization Transfer (DEPT) is a double resonance pulse program that transfers polarization from an excited nucleus to another – most commonly 1H → 13C. This results in a sensitivity enhancement relative to the standard decoupled 1D carbon spectra (13C), which benefits only from the small Nuclear Overhauser Effect (NOE) enhancements.

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Have you ever questioned why hydroxyl groups/alcohol signals appear as singlet in the 1H NMR spectrum? Shouldn’t they also couple with neighboring hydrogen atoms and show the corresponding splitting pattern? Yes…no…why? Don’t worry! We’ll get to the bottom of it and discuss how exchange rates, concentrations, and the presence of water affect the NMR spectra of ethanol in CDCl3. Benchtop NMR solves so many questions – feel free to reach out to us to make sure yours can answered too.

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a critical tool for scientists undertaking structural elucidation or quantification of species in mixtures. Along with single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), no other technique provides as much information about a molecule’s conformation as NMR. This approach provides information about molecules in solution. Benchtop NMR 1-855-NMREADY (667-3239) toll-free in the US and Canada