If there is one thing that I could say describes the holiday season best, it would have to be the delicious treats I get to indulge in, such as: gingerbread cookies, pies, peppermint bark, and so many more. Wafting in the aroma of baked goods always gives me butterflies in my stomach and lights up my nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) mind.

When analyzing polymers using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, well-defined end-groups (e.g., methoxy, acrylate, vinyl) are typically desired, as these allow for a direct comparison between these end-groups and the repeating monomeric units. This provides a path for rapid and facile determination of the number of repeating units in a polymer, as well as its number-average molecular weight (Mn). Read more.

In the 19F NMR spectrum of DCBTF, we can observe the singlet resonance of the trifluoromethyl fragment at δ = −63.07 ppm. While it might not jump into your eye at first glance, please note that the carbon satellites are not centered at the "main signal", which is what we are used to from 1H NMR spectra. Read more

In this blog, we showcase how benchtop NMR is an accessible and versatile tool for chemists and non-chemists to evaluate greener methods.

Utilizing advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) technology, our latest research provides startling insights into MDMA content variability in street ecstasy tablets. This NMR-driven analytical accuracy sets a new standard in Spectroscopy methods for drug analysis, significantly impacting harm reduction and public safety strategies.

In this blog post, I will talk about how to select a suitable calibrant as well as the difference between using an internal and external calibrant. When conducting qNMR experiments, one of the first things that needs to be considered is how the calibrant is employed to quantitate your sample. Read more.

Symmetry is beauty. There are countless examples in nature, just think about honeycombs, flowers, starfish or….maleic acid! You probably can guess which of these examples will be the star in this blog post - no, sorry, it is not the starfish…

Over the last few years, more and more analytical and industrial laboratories have started employing quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance (qNMR) spectroscopy as a tool for content assignment (due to its superb structural elucidation abilities) and quantification of purity in a sample. Read more.

Repellents are used worldwide to protect against insect bites. This blog describes fun facts about mosquitoes, which substances are considered safe to be used in repellents applied to the skin, and look inside a pure repellent sample via 1H NMR. Read more.

In the 19F NMR spectrum of DCBTF, we can observe the singlet resonance of the trifluoromethyl fragment at δ = −63.07 ppm. While it might not jump into your eye at first glance, please note that the carbon satellites are not centered at the "main signal", which is what we are used to from 1H NMR spectra. Read more