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NMR impurities in Toluene-d₈

Chemical shifts of common laboratory solvents, organics and gases measured in Toluene-d₈ (deuterated toluene). Use it to identify the peaks in your spectrum that are not your compound.

Residual solvent, ¹H
2.08, 6.97, 7.01, 7.09 ppm
Residual solvent, ¹³C
137.48, 128.87, 127.96, 125.13, 20.43 ppm
Water, ¹H
0.43 ppm

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¹H shifts in Toluene-d₈

72 signals, ordered by chemical shift.

¹H chemical shifts of trace impurities in Toluene-d₈
ImpurityGroupδ (ppm)Mult.
pyridineCH(2,6)8.47m
pyrroleNH7.71br t
dimethylformamideCH7.57s
imidazoleCH(2)7.30s
benzeneCH7.12s
solvent residual signalssolvent7.09
solvent residual signalssolvent7.01
pyridineCH(4)6.99m
solvent residual signalssolvent6.97
imidazoleCH(4,5)6.86s
pyridineCH(3,5)6.67m
pyrroleCH(2,5)6.43m
pyrroleCH(3,4)6.27m
chloroformCH6.10s
propyleneCH5.70m
ethyleneCH₂5.25s
propyleneCH₂(2)4.98dm, 17
propyleneCH₂(1)4.92dm, 10
hydrogenH₂4.50s
dichloromethaneCH₂4.32s
ethyl acetateCH₂CH₃3.87q, 7
2-propanolCH3.65sept, 6
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(2,5)3.54m
diglymeCH₂3.43m
18-crown-6CH₂3.36s
ethanolCH₂3.36q, 7
ethylene glycolCH₂3.36s
1,4-dioxaneCH₂3.33s
diglymeCH₂3.31m
DMECH₂3.31s
diethyl etherCH₂3.25q, 7
diglymeOCH₃3.12s
DMECH₃3.12s
methanolCH₃3.03s
nitromethaneCH₃3.01s
1,2-dichloroethaneCH₂2.91s
pyrrolidineCH₂(2,5)2.54m
HMPACH₃2.42d, 9.5
triethylamineCH₂2.39q, 7
dimethylformamideCH₃2.37s
hexamethylbenzeneCH₃2.10s
solvent residual signalssolvent2.08
dimethylformamideCH₃1.96s
ethyl acetateCH₃CO1.69s
acetic acidCH₃1.57s
acetoneCH₃1.57s
propyleneCH₃1.55dt, 6.4, 1.5
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(3,4)1.43m
cyclohexaneCH₂1.40s
pyrrolidineCH₂(3,4)1.36m
H greaseCH₂1.33br s
propaneCH₂1.32sept, 7.3
n-pentaneCH₂1.25m
n-hexaneCH₂1.22m
diethyl etherCH₃1.10t, 7
tert-butyl alcoholCH₃1.03s
ethanolCH₃0.97t, 7
2-propanolCH₃0.95d, 6
triethylamineCH₃0.95t, 7
ethyl acetateCH₂CH₃0.94t, 7
H greaseCH₃0.89–0.96m
propaneCH₃0.89t, 7.3
n-hexaneCH₃0.88t, 7
n-pentaneCH₃0.87t, 7
ethanolOH0.83s
ethaneCH₃0.81s
acetonitrileCH₃0.69s
tert-butyl alcoholOH0.58s
waterOH0.43s
silicone greaseCH₃0.26s
methaneCH₄0.17s
HMDSOCH₃0.10s

¹³C{¹H} shifts in Toluene-d₈

77 signals, ordered by chemical shift.

¹³C{¹H} chemical shifts of trace impurities in Toluene-d₈
ImpurityGroupδ (ppm)
acetoneCO204.00
carbon disulfideCS₂192.71
acetic acidCO175.30
ethyl acetateCO170.02
dimethylformamideCH161.93
pyridineCH(2,6)150.25
solvent residual signalssolvent137.48
imidazoleCH(2)135.57
pyridineCH(4)135.17
propyleneCH133.61
hexamethylbenzeneC131.72
solvent residual signalssolvent128.87
benzeneCH128.57
solvent residual signalssolvent127.96
solvent residual signalssolvent125.13
carbon dioxideCO₂124.86
pyridineCH(3,5)123.46
ethyleneCH₂122.92
imidazoleCH(4,5)122.13
pyrroleCH(2,5)117.61
propyleneCH₂115.89
acetonitrileCN115.76
pyrroleCH(3,4)108.15
carbon tetrachlorideCCl₄96.57
chloroformCH77.89
diglymeCH₂72.39
DMECH₂72.25
diglymeCH₂70.92
18-crown-6CH₂70.86
tert-butyl alcohol(CH₃)₃C68.12
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(2,5)67.75
1,4-dioxaneCH₂67.17
diethyl etherCH₂65.94
ethylene glycolCH₂64.29
2-propanolCH64.12
nitromethaneCH₃61.14
ethyl acetateCH₂60.08
DMECH₃58.63
diglymeCH₃58.62
ethanolCH₂57.81
dichloromethaneCH₂53.47
methanolCH₃49.90
pyrrolidineCH₂(2,5)47.12
triethylamineCH₂46.82
1,2-dichloroethaneCH₂43.40
HMPACH₃36.80
dimethylformamideCH₃35.22
n-pentaneCH₂(3)34.54
n-hexaneCH₂(3,4)32.06
dimethylformamideCH₃30.64
tert-butyl alcohol(CH₃)₃C30.49
H greaseCH₂30.31
acetoneCH₃30.03
cyclohexaneCH₂27.31
tetrahydrofuranCH₂(3,4)25.79
pyrrolidineCH₂(3,4)25.75
2-propanolCH₃25.24
n-hexaneCH₂(2,5)23.12
n-pentaneCH₂(2,4)22.79
ethyl acetateCH₃CO20.46
solvent residual signalssolvent20.43
acetic acidCH₃20.27
propyleneCH₃19.32
ethanolCH₃18.78
hexamethylbenzeneCH₃16.84
propaneCH₃16.65
propaneCH₂16.63
diethyl etherCH₃15.47
n-hexaneCH₃14.34
n-pentaneCH₃14.27
ethyl acetateCH₃14.23
triethylamineCH₃12.39
ethaneCH₃6.94
HMDSOCH₃1.99
silicone greaseCH₃1.37
acetonitrileCH₃0.03
methaneCH₄−4.34

Other solvents

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