NMR Spectroscopy

Base Values for 13C Chemical Shifts in Typical Hydrocarbons


Compound C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
methane   -2.3
ethane    5.7
propane   15.8 16.3
butane   13.4 25.2
pentane   13.9 22.8 34.7
hexane   14.1 23.1 32.2
heptane   14.1 23.2 32.6 29.7
octane   14.2 23.2 32.6 29.9
nonane   14.2 23.3 32.6 30.0 30.3
decane   14.2 23.2 32.6 31.1 30.5
2-methylpropane   24.5 25.4
2-methylbutane   22.2 31.1 32.0 11.7
2-methylpentane   22.7 28.0 42.0 20.9 14.3
2,2-dimethylpropane   31.7 28.1
2,2-dimethylbutane   29.1 30.6 36.9  8.9
2,3-dimethylbutane   19.5 34.4
ethene 123.3
cyclopropane   -3.0
cyclobutane   22.4
cyclopentane   25.6
cyclohexane   26.9
cycloheptane   28.4
cyclooctane   26.9
cyclononane   26.1
cyclodecane   25.3
benzene 128.5


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