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Fossil Resin

Chemagnetics M100 100 MHz NMR Spectrometer

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Example NMR Spetrum (Fossil Resin)

The M100 NMR spectrometer is used primarily for the characterization of carbon-13 functional groups in solid-samples. The example to the right is a spectrum taken from a fossil resin. Observed resonances include those indicative of carbons in double bonds (carbons 8-17 and 12-13; 149-107 and 136-126 ppm, respectively), carboxylic acid groups (carbon-19; 186, 181 and 177 ppm) and aliphatic carbons, which range between 70 and 10 ppm. Bulk characterizations and structural elucidation studies can be carried out using this technique.

Fossil Resin
This analysis required 10 hours of acquisition time and approximately 100 mg of sample. Roughly 10,000 transients were collected. Details can be found in Clifford et. al (1998).

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