Adjacent carbons have more than one H atom which causes splitting of peaks in the spectrum. Multiple peaks corresponding to one or more magnetically equivalent atoms are multiplets
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A multiplet in proton NMR is caused by spin-spin coupling between neighboring protons. This coupling results in the splitting of a signal into multiple peaks due to the influence of adjacent nuclei with different chemical environments on the resonance frequency of a proton.
In the 1H NMR spectrum of ethanol after shaking with D2O, two unique proton signals are observed.
NH2 signal does not show on proton NMR because it exchanges its proton with water rapidly in solution, resulting in broadening of the signal beyond detection. This phenomenon is known as fast exchange.
In a proton NMR spectrum, water typically appears as a broad signal around 1-2 ppm due to solvent effects. To avoid interference from the water peak, deuterated solvents like deuterium oxide (D2O) are often used to dissolve samples for NMR analysis.
DMSO-d6 gives a pentet in proton NMR due to coupling interactions with deuterium atoms in its structure. The two different types of deuterium atoms in DMSO-d6 cause splitting of the signal into a quintet pattern.
In the NMR spectrum of salicylic acid, key spectral features include peaks corresponding to the aromatic protons in the benzene ring, as well as peaks for the carboxylic acid proton and the hydroxyl proton. These peaks can help identify the structure of salicylic acid.