1H and 13C Chemical Shifts

Where ranges are not given, a wise assumption would be 0.4 ppm for H, and 3
ppm for C.
1H,

13C,

ppm

ppm

CH3

0.6 1.2

15 - 30

CH2

1.2 1.5

22 - 45

CH

1.4 1.8

30 - 58

3-ring CH2

-0.2 0.2

-2.9

4-ring CH2

1.95

22.3

5-ring CH2

1.50

26.5

6-ring CH2

1.44

27.3

0.8 1.4

27 - 29

1.05 1.20

15 - 30

(G = X, OH, OR, C=O)

1.0 2.0

25 - 30

CH3 -C=C

1.5 2.0

12 - 25

Compound Class

Structure

Alkanes

Cycloalkanes

Various CH3

CH3-C-C-G
(G = X, OH, OR, N ..)
CH3-C-G
(G = C=C, Ar)
CH3-C-G

2.1 -

CH3-COR, CH3-Ar

2.4

20 - 30

CH3-C C

1.7

5 - 30

2.2 3.5

25 - 35

3.2 3.8

56 - 60

2.3 2.6

32 - 45

G = C=C

1.9 2.3

32 - 35

G = Ar

2.4 2.7

38 - 40

G=F

4.3

88

G = Cl

3.4

51

G = Br

3.3

40

G=I

3.1

13

G = OH, OR

3.5

67 - 69

G = NH2

2.5

47 - 49

G = NR2

2.5

60 - 62

R = CO2H

2.4

39 - 41

G = CN

2.5

25 - 27

2.5

40

2.2

CH3-G
(G = N, X)
CH3-G
(G = OR, OAr)
Various CH2

Various CH

R-CH2-G, G = C=O

R2CH-G, G = C=O
G = C=C

Alkenes

Alkynes

Benzenes

G = Ar

2.8

32

G=F

4.6

83

G = Cl

4.0

52

G = Br

4.1

45

G=I

4.2

20

G = OH, OR

3.9

57 - 58

G = NH2

2.8

43

G = NR2

2.8

56

G = CO2H

2.6

G = CN

2.7

23

=CH2

4.5 5.0

115

=CH2 (conjugated)

5.3 5.8

117

=CHR

5.1 5.8

120 140

=CHR (conjugated)

5.8 6.6

130
-140

C=C=CH2

4.4

75 - 90

C=C=C

N.A..

210 220

RCCH

2.4 2.7

65 - 70

RCCH

N.A.

85 - 90

6.5 -

115 -

General Ranges

8.5

160

PhNO2, ipso-

N.A.

148.5

ortho-

8.2

123.5

meta-

7.4

129.4

para-

7.6

134.3

PhOCH3, ipso-

N.A.

159.9

ortho-

6.8

114.1

meta-

7.2

129.5

para-

6.7

120.8

PhBr, ipso-

N.A.

123.0

ortho-

7.5

131.9

meta-

7.1

130.2

para-

6.7

126.9

PhCH3, ipso-

N.A.

137.8

ortho-

7.4

129.3

meta-

7.2

128.5

para-

7.1

125.6

RCHO

9.4 9.7

200

ArCHO

9.7 10.0

190

R2CO

N.A.

205 215

N.A.

214

Specific examples:

Carbonyl Groups
(aldehydes)

(ketones)

5-ring C=O

6-ring C=O

N.A.

209

ArCOR

N.A.

190 200

(carboxyls)

RCO2H, ArCO2H

N.A.

170 180

(esters)

RCO2R, ArCO2R

N.A.

165 172

(acid chlorides)

RCOCl, ArCOCl

N.A.

168 170

RCONH2, ArCONH2

N.A.

170

Nitriles

RCN

N.A.

115 125

Exchangeable (Acidic)
Hydrogens

ROH (free)

0.5 1.0

N.A.

ROH (H-bonded)

4.0 6.0

N.A.

ArOH (free)

4.5

N.A.

ArOH (H-bonded)

9.0 12.0

N.A.

CO2H (H-bonded)

9.6 13.3

N.A.

NH, NH2 (free)

0.5 1.5

N.A.

ArNHR, ArNH2 (free)

2.5 4.0

N.A.

R3NH+, R2NH2+, RNH3+ (in

CF3CO2H)

7.0 8.0

N.A.

(amides)

Ar3NH+ , etc. (in CF3CO2H)

8.5 9.5

N.A.

RSH

1.0 1.6

N.A.

ArSH

3.0 4.0

N.A.

References
1. Carbon chemical shifts are taken largely from: Wehrli, F. W.; Wirthlin, T.
"Interpretation of Carbon-13 NMR Spectra", Heyden, New York, 1976.
2. Hydrogen chemical shifts and some carbon shifts are taken from: Silverstein, R.
M.; Webster, F. X.; and Kiemle, D. J., "Spectrometric Identification of Organic
Compounds", 7th edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2005.
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