Chemistry A-Level
Splitting and the n + 1 rule
What Splitting and the n + 1 rule means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Splitting and the n + 1 rule
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Splitting follows the n + 1 rule, where n is the number of non-equivalent protons on adjacent carbon atoms, so a singlet means no neighbouring protons, a doublet one neighbour and a triplet two.
Topics that use Splitting and the n + 1 rule
- Spectroscopy (OCR A-Level)
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- base peak
- Bond vibration and absorption of IR radiation
- Carbon environment
- Carbon-13 NMR and molecular symmetry
- Carbon-13 NMR prediction
- Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy
- Characteristic bond absorptions in IR
- Characteristic shifts of proton environments
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