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NMR impurities in Benzene-d₆ (C₆D₆)

Chemical shifts of common laboratory solvents, organics and gases measured in C₆D₆ (deuterated benzene). Use it to identify the peaks in your spectrum that are not your compound.

Residual solvent, ¹H
7.16 ppm
Residual solvent, ¹³C
128.06 ppm
Water, ¹H
0.40 ppm

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¹H shifts in Benzene-d₆

71 signals, ordered by chemical shift.

¹H chemical shifts of trace impurities in C₆D₆
ImpurityGroupδ (ppm)Mult.
pyridineCH(2,6)8.53m
pyrroleNH7.80br t
dimethylformamideCH7.63s
imidazoleCH(2)7.33s
solvent residual signalssolvent7.16
tolueneCH(3,5)7.13m
tolueneCH(2,4,6)7.02m
pyridineCH(4)6.98m
imidazoleCH(4,5)6.90s
pyridineCH(3,5)6.66m
pyrroleCH(2,5)6.48m
pyrroleCH(3,4)6.37m
chloroformCH6.15s
propyleneCH5.72m
ethyleneCH₂5.25s
propyleneCH₂(2)5.01dm, 17
propyleneCH₂(1)4.95dm, 10
hydrogenH₂4.47s
dichloromethaneCH₂4.27s
ethyl acetateCH₂CH₃3.89q, 7
2-propanolCH3.67sept, 6
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(2,5)3.57m
diglymeCH₂3.46m
ethylene glycolCH₂3.41s
18-crown-6CH₂3.39s
1,4-dioxaneCH₂3.35s
diglymeCH₂3.34m
ethanolCH₂3.34q, 7
DMECH₂3.33s
diethyl etherCH₂3.26q, 7
DMECH₃3.12s
diglymeOCH₃3.11s
methanolCH₃3.07s
nitromethaneCH₃2.94s
1,2-dichloroethaneCH₂2.90s
pyrrolidineCH₂(2,5)2.54m
HMPACH₃2.40d, 9.5
triethylamineCH₂2.40q, 7
dimethylformamideCH₃2.36s
hexamethylbenzeneCH₃2.13s
tolueneCH₃2.11s
dimethylformamideCH₃1.86s
ethyl acetateCH₃CO1.65s
acetoneCH₃1.55s
propyleneCH₃1.55dt, 6.4, 1.5
acetic acidCH₃1.52s
cyclohexaneCH₂1.40s
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(3,4)1.40m
pyrrolidineCH₂(3,4)1.33m
H greaseCH₂1.32br s
propaneCH₂1.26sept, 7.3
n-hexaneCH₂1.24m
n-pentaneCH₂1.23m
diethyl etherCH₃1.11t, 7
tert-butyl alcoholCH₃1.05s
ethanolCH₃0.96t, 7
triethylamineCH₃0.96t, 7
2-propanolCH₃0.95d, 6
H greaseCH₃0.90–0.98m
ethyl acetateCH₂CH₃0.92t, 7
n-hexaneCH₃0.89t, 7
n-pentaneCH₃0.87t, 7
propaneCH₃0.86t, 7.3
ethaneCH₃0.80s
tert-butyl alcoholOH0.63s
acetonitrileCH₃0.58s
ethanolOH0.50s
waterOH0.40s
silicone greaseCH₃0.29s
methaneCH₄0.16s
HMDSOCH₃0.12s

¹³C{¹H} shifts in Benzene-d₆

77 signals, ordered by chemical shift.

¹³C{¹H} chemical shifts of trace impurities in C₆D₆
ImpurityGroupδ (ppm)
acetoneCO204.43
carbon disulfideCS₂192.69
acetic acidCO175.82
ethyl acetateCO170.44
dimethylformamideCH162.13
pyridineCH(2,6)150.27
tolueneC(1)137.91
imidazoleCH(2)135.76
pyridineCH(4)135.28
propyleneCH133.69
hexamethylbenzeneC131.79
tolueneCH(2,6)129.33
tolueneCH(3,5)128.56
solvent residual signalssolvent128.06
tolueneCH(4)125.68
carbon dioxideCO₂124.76
pyridineCH(3,5)123.58
ethyleneCH₂122.96
imidazoleCH(4,5)122.16
pyrroleCH(2,5)117.78
acetonitrileCN116.02
propyleneCH₂115.92
pyrroleCH(3,4)108.21
carbon tetrachlorideCCl₄96.44
chloroformCH77.79
diglymeCH₂72.35
DMECH₂72.21
diglymeCH₂70.87
18-crown-6CH₂70.59
tert-butyl alcohol(CH₃)₃C68.19
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(2,5)67.80
1,4-dioxaneCH₂67.16
diethyl etherCH₂65.94
ethylene glycolCH₂64.34
2-propanolCH64.23
nitromethaneCH₃61.16
ethyl acetateCH₂60.21
DMECH₃58.68
diglymeCH₃58.66
ethanolCH₂57.86
dichloromethaneCH₂53.46
methanolCH₃49.97
pyrrolidineCH₂(2,5)46.86
triethylamineCH₂46.77
1,2-dichloroethaneCH₂43.59
HMPACH₃36.88
dimethylformamideCH₃35.25
n-pentaneCH₂(3)34.45
n-hexaneCH₂(3,4)31.96
dimethylformamideCH₃30.72
tert-butyl alcohol(CH₃)₃C30.47
H greaseCH₂30.22
acetoneCH₃30.14
cyclohexaneCH₂27.23
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(3,4)25.72
pyrrolidineCH₂(3,4)25.65
2-propanolCH₃25.18
n-hexaneCH₂(2,5)23.04
n-pentaneCH₂(2,4)22.72
tolueneCH₃21.10
ethyl acetateCH₃CO20.56
acetic acidCH₃20.37
propyleneCH₃19.38
ethanolCH₃18.72
hexamethylbenzeneCH₃16.95
propaneCH₃16.66
propaneCH₂16.60
diethyl etherCH₃15.46
n-hexaneCH₃14.32
n-pentaneCH₃14.25
ethyl acetateCH₃14.19
triethylamineCH₃12.35
ethaneCH₃6.96
HMDSOCH₃2.05
silicone greaseCH₃1.38
acetonitrileCH₃0.20
methaneCH₄−4.29

Other solvents

Data reproduced from Fulmer et al., Organometallics 2010, 29, 2176-2179. See about for how to read these values.