Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Splitting:
In
NMR spectroscopy
, the division of an
NMR
signal
into two or more lines, closely spaced, due to
spin-spin coupling
.
The
signals
in this simulated
1
H-NMR
spectrum
are not split.
The
signals
are all
singlets
.
The
signals
in this simulated
1
H-NMR
spectrum
are all split.
There is one
triplet
, one
quartet
, and no
singlets
.
Related terms:
First-order splitting
,
n+1 rule
,
coupling constant
,
J
,
doublet
,
pentet
,
sextet
,
septet
,
non-first-order splitting
,
doublet of doublets
,
multiplet
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