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NMR impurities in CD₂Cl₂

Chemical shifts of common laboratory solvents, organics and gases measured in CD₂Cl₂ (deuterated dichloromethane). Use it to identify the peaks in your spectrum that are not your compound.

Residual solvent, ¹H
5.32 ppm
Residual solvent, ¹³C
53.84 ppm
Water, ¹H
1.52 ppm

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¹H shifts in CD₂Cl₂

71 signals, ordered by chemical shift.

¹H chemical shifts of trace impurities in CD₂Cl₂
ImpurityGroupδ (ppm)Mult.
pyrroleNH8.69br t
pyridineCH(2,6)8.59m
dimethylformamideCH7.96s
pyridineCH(4)7.68m
imidazoleCH(2)7.63s
benzeneCH7.35s
chloroformCH7.32s
pyridineCH(3,5)7.28m
tolueneCH(3,5)7.24m
tolueneCH(2,4,6)7.15m
imidazoleCH(4,5)7.07s
pyrroleCH(2,5)6.79m
pyrroleCH(3,4)6.19m
propyleneCH5.84m
ethyleneCH₂5.40s
solvent residual signalssolvent5.32
propyleneCH₂(2)5.03dm, 17
propyleneCH₂(1)4.93dm, 10
hydrogenH₂4.59s
nitromethaneCH₃4.31s
ethyl acetateCH₂CH₃4.08q, 7
2-propanolCH3.97sept, 6
1,2-dichloroethaneCH₂3.76s
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(2,5)3.69m
ethanolCH₂3.66q, 7
ethylene glycolCH₂3.66s
1,4-dioxaneCH₂3.65s
18-crown-6CH₂3.59s
diglymeCH₂3.57m
diglymeCH₂3.50m
DMECH₂3.49s
diethyl etherCH₂3.43q, 7
methanolCH₃3.42s
DMECH₃3.34s
diglymeOCH₃3.33s
dimethylformamideCH₃2.91s
dimethylformamideCH₃2.82s
pyrrolidineCH₂(2,5)2.82m
HMPACH₃2.60d, 9.5
triethylamineCH₂2.48q, 7
tolueneCH₃2.34s
hexamethylbenzeneCH₃2.20s
acetoneCH₃2.12s
acetic acidCH₃2.06s
ethyl acetateCH₃CO2.00s
acetonitrileCH₃1.97s
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(3,4)1.82m
propyleneCH₃1.71dt, 6.4, 1.5
pyrrolidineCH₂(3,4)1.67m
waterOH1.52s
cyclohexaneCH₂1.44s
ethanolOH1.33s
propaneCH₂1.32sept, 7.3
n-pentaneCH₂1.30m
H greaseCH₂1.27br s
n-hexaneCH₂1.27m
tert-butyl alcoholCH₃1.24s
ethyl acetateCH₂CH₃1.23t, 7
ethanolCH₃1.19t, 7
2-propanolCH₃1.17d, 6
diethyl etherCH₃1.15t, 7
methanolOH1.09s
triethylamineCH₃0.99t, 7
propaneCH₃0.90t, 7.3
n-hexaneCH₃0.89t, 7
n-pentaneCH₃0.89t, 7
H greaseCH₃0.84–0.90m
ethaneCH₃0.85s
methaneCH₄0.21s
silicone greaseCH₃0.09s
HMDSOCH₃0.07s

¹³C{¹H} shifts in CD₂Cl₂

77 signals, ordered by chemical shift.

¹³C{¹H} chemical shifts of trace impurities in CD₂Cl₂
ImpurityGroupδ (ppm)
acetoneCO206.78
carbon disulfideCS₂192.95
acetic acidCO175.85
ethyl acetateCO171.24
dimethylformamideCH162.57
pyridineCH(2,6)150.27
tolueneC(1)138.36
pyridineCH(4)136.16
imidazoleCH(2)135.76
propyleneCH134.21
hexamethylbenzeneC132.09
tolueneCH(2,6)129.35
benzeneCH128.68
tolueneCH(3,5)128.54
tolueneCH(4)125.62
carbon dioxideCO₂125.26
pyridineCH(3,5)124.06
ethyleneCH₂123.20
imidazoleCH(4,5)122.16
pyrroleCH(2,5)117.93
acetonitrileCN116.92
propyleneCH₂115.70
pyrroleCH(3,4)108.02
carbon tetrachlorideCCl₄96.52
chloroformCH77.99
diglymeCH₂72.25
DMECH₂72.24
diglymeCH₂70.70
18-crown-6CH₂70.47
tert-butyl alcohol(CH₃)₃C69.11
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(2,5)68.16
1,4-dioxaneCH₂67.47
diethyl etherCH₂66.11
2-propanolCH64.67
ethylene glycolCH₂64.08
nitromethaneCH₃63.03
ethyl acetateCH₂60.63
DMECH₃59.02
diglymeCH₃58.95
ethanolCH₂58.57
solvent residual signalssolvent53.84
methanolCH₃50.45
pyrrolidineCH₂(2,5)47.02
triethylamineCH₂46.75
1,2-dichloroethaneCH₂44.35
HMPACH₃36.99
dimethylformamideCH₃36.56
n-pentaneCH₂(3)34.57
n-hexaneCH₂(3,4)32.01
tert-butyl alcohol(CH₃)₃C31.46
dimethylformamideCH₃31.39
acetoneCH₃31.00
H greaseCH₂30.14
cyclohexaneCH₂27.38
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(3,4)25.98
pyrrolidineCH₂(3,4)25.83
2-propanolCH₃25.43
n-hexaneCH₂(2,5)23.07
n-pentaneCH₂(2,4)22.77
tolueneCH₃21.53
ethyl acetateCH₃CO21.15
acetic acidCH₃20.91
propyleneCH₃19.47
ethanolCH₃18.69
hexamethylbenzeneCH₃16.93
propaneCH₃16.63
propaneCH₂16.63
diethyl etherCH₃15.44
ethyl acetateCH₃14.37
n-hexaneCH₃14.28
n-pentaneCH₃14.24
triethylamineCH₃12.12
ethaneCH₃6.91
acetonitrileCH₃2.03
HMDSOCH₃1.96
silicone greaseCH₃1.22
methaneCH₄−4.33

Other solvents

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