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How would you distinguish between the following compounds
Chapter 16, Problem 16.36(choose chapter or problem)
How would you distinguish between the following compounds using 13C NMR spectroscopy? OH OH
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QUESTION:
How would you distinguish between the following compounds using 13C NMR spectroscopy? OH OH
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
This exercise gives us the structure of 4-methylphenol as well as 3-methylphenol. We're asked how we would distinguish between the two compounds using \({ }^{13} \mathrm{C}\) NMR spectroscopy.
Due to an axis of symmetry, the first compound (4-methylphenol) will show only five peaks in the aromatic region of the \({ }^{13} \mathrm{C}\) NMR spectrum.