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NMR impurities in Methanol-d₄ (CD₃OD)

Chemical shifts of common laboratory solvents, organics and gases measured in CD₃OD (deuterated methanol). Use it to identify the peaks in your spectrum that are not your compound.

Residual solvent, ¹H
3.31 ppm
Residual solvent, ¹³C
49.00 ppm
Water, ¹H
4.87 ppm

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¹H shifts in Methanol-d₄

68 signals, ordered by chemical shift.

¹H chemical shifts of trace impurities in CD₃OD
ImpurityGroupδ (ppm)Mult.
pyridineCH(2,6)8.53m
dimethylformamideCH7.97s
chloroformCH7.90s
pyridineCH(4)7.85m
imidazoleCH(2)7.67s
pyridineCH(3,5)7.44m
benzeneCH7.33s
tolueneCH(2,4,6)7.16m
tolueneCH(3,5)7.16m
imidazoleCH(4,5)7.05s
pyrroleCH(2,5)6.72m
pyrroleCH(3,4)6.08m
propyleneCH5.82m
dichloromethaneCH₂5.49s
ethyleneCH₂5.39s
propyleneCH₂(2)5.01dm, 17
propyleneCH₂(1)4.91dm, 10
waterOH4.87s
hydrogenH₂4.56s
nitromethaneCH₃4.34s
ethyl acetateCH₂CH₃4.09q, 7
2-propanolCH3.92sept, 6
1,2-dichloroethaneCH₂3.78s
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(2,5)3.71m
1,4-dioxaneCH₂3.66s
18-crown-6CH₂3.64s
diglymeCH₂3.61m
ethanolCH₂3.60q, 7
ethylene glycolCH₂3.59s
diglymeCH₂3.58m
DMECH₂3.52s
diethyl etherCH₂3.49q, 7
diglymeOCH₃3.35s
DMECH₃3.35s
solvent residual signalssolvent3.31
dimethylformamideCH₃2.99s
dimethylformamideCH₃2.86s
pyrrolidineCH₂(2,5)2.80m
HMPACH₃2.64d, 9.5
triethylamineCH₂2.58q, 7
tolueneCH₃2.32s
hexamethylbenzeneCH₃2.19s
acetoneCH₃2.15s
acetonitrileCH₃2.03s
ethyl acetateCH₃CO2.01s
acetic acidCH₃1.99s
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(3,4)1.87m
pyrrolidineCH₂(3,4)1.72m
propyleneCH₃1.70dt, 6.4, 1.5
2-propanolCH₃1.50d, 6
cyclohexaneCH₂1.45s
tert-butyl alcoholCH₃1.40s
propaneCH₂1.34sept, 7.3
H greaseCH₂1.29br s
n-hexaneCH₂1.29m
n-pentaneCH₂1.29m
ethyl acetateCH₂CH₃1.24t, 7
ethanolCH₃1.19t, 7
diethyl etherCH₃1.18t, 7
triethylamineCH₃1.05t, 7
propaneCH₃0.91t, 7.3
n-hexaneCH₃0.90t, 7
n-pentaneCH₃0.90t, 7
H greaseCH₃0.86–0.93m
ethaneCH₃0.85s
methaneCH₄0.20s
silicone greaseCH₃0.10s
HMDSOCH₃0.07s

¹³C{¹H} shifts in Methanol-d₄

76 signals, ordered by chemical shift.

¹³C{¹H} chemical shifts of trace impurities in CD₃OD
ImpurityGroupδ (ppm)
acetoneCO209.67
carbon disulfideCS₂193.82
acetic acidCO175.11
ethyl acetateCO172.89
dimethylformamideCH164.73
pyridineCH(2,6)150.07
tolueneC(1)138.85
pyridineCH(4)138.35
imidazoleCH(2)136.31
propyleneCH134.61
hexamethylbenzeneC132.53
tolueneCH(2,6)129.91
benzeneCH129.34
tolueneCH(3,5)129.20
carbon dioxideCO₂126.31
tolueneCH(4)126.29
pyridineCH(3,5)125.53
ethyleneCH₂123.46
imidazoleCH(4,5)122.60
pyrroleCH(2,5)118.28
acetonitrileCN118.06
propyleneCH₂116.04
pyrroleCH(3,4)108.11
carbon tetrachlorideCCl₄97.21
chloroformCH79.44
diglymeCH₂72.92
DMECH₂72.72
18-crown-6CH₂71.47
diglymeCH₂71.33
tert-butyl alcohol(CH₃)₃C69.40
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(2,5)68.83
1,4-dioxaneCH₂68.11
diethyl etherCH₂66.88
2-propanolCH64.71
ethylene glycolCH₂64.30
nitromethaneCH₃63.08
ethyl acetateCH₂61.50
diglymeCH₃59.06
DMECH₃59.06
ethanolCH₂58.26
dichloromethaneCH₂54.78
solvent residual signalssolvent49.00
pyrrolidineCH₂(2,5)47.23
triethylamineCH₂46.96
1,2-dichloroethaneCH₂45.11
HMPACH₃37.00
dimethylformamideCH₃36.89
n-pentaneCH₂(3)35.30
n-hexaneCH₂(3,4)32.73
dimethylformamideCH₃31.61
tert-butyl alcohol(CH₃)₃C30.91
acetoneCH₃30.67
cyclohexaneCH₂27.96
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(3,4)26.48
pyrrolidineCH₂(3,4)26.29
2-propanolCH₃25.27
n-hexaneCH₂(2,5)23.68
n-pentaneCH₂(2,4)23.38
tolueneCH₃21.50
ethyl acetateCH₃CO20.88
acetic acidCH₃20.56
propyleneCH₃19.50
ethanolCH₃18.40
propaneCH₂17.19
hexamethylbenzeneCH₃16.90
propaneCH₃16.80
diethyl etherCH₃15.46
ethyl acetateCH₃14.49
n-hexaneCH₃14.45
n-pentaneCH₃14.39
triethylamineCH₃11.09
ethaneCH₃6.98
silicone greaseCH₃2.10
HMDSOCH₃1.99
acetonitrileCH₃0.85
methaneCH₄−4.90

Other solvents

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