Improve your learners’ NMR interpretation skills

By Fraser Scott2024-07-11T04:59:00

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Encourage students to determine and draw the structures of simple organic molecules with this free, online resource

The interpretation of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra is a core skill and integral component of chemistry curriculums, including at secondary school level. NMR Challenge is a free, online resource containing more than 500 real NMR spectra of 200 organic compounds. Researchers have analysed the success rates on the website, consisting of more than 428,000 solutions from around the globe, the largest database of responses to NMR assignments. Read this article’s teaching tips and use the spectroscopy website’s questions and solutions to improve your learners’ understanding of this key analytical chemistry technique.

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