Intro to NMR Problem Solving
Channel: Chemtips
Date: 2012-11-06

A video guide to NMR problems.  See the chemtips blog for a full writeup.

http://chemtips.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/on-nmr/

Step 1: Determine the unsaturation number.
U = (2*#carbon -- #hydrogen -- #halogens + #nitrogens + 2)/2

Step 2: Group peaks into likely functional groups.

Step 3: Integrate peaks.  Build basic structure fragments.

Step 4: Analyze coupling patterns.  Expand structure fragments.

Step 5: Analyze carbon NMR.

Step 6:  MS and IR.

Step 7:  Build Structure

Step 8: Test structure to ensure it matches the spectra.

Good luck!