AQA A Level Chemistry

Topic Questions

7.10 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (A Level only)

11 mark

The IUPAC name of mellitene, C6(CH3)6, is 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexamethylbenzene.

What splitting pattern will be seen on the 1H NMR spectrum for mellitene?

  • Singlet 

  • Doublet

  • Triplet

  • Quartet

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21 mark

N-phenylethanamide, shown below, was used as a painkiller until the discovery of paracetamol.7-10-e-q2-aqa-al-chemistry

 How many 13C peaks are in the spectrum of N-phenylethanamide?

  • 5

  • 6

  • 7

  • 8

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31 mark

Which of the following chemicals has a singlet peak in its 1H NMR spectrum?

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41 mark

The structure of 2-chloropropane is shown below.

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Which description of the peaks in the 1H NMR spectrum of 2-chloropropane is correct?

  • 1 peak with a relative intensity of 6

  • 2 peaks with relative intensities of 3 : 4

  • 3 peaks with relative intensities of 3 : 1 : 3

  • 2 peaks with relative intensities 6 : 1

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51 mark

How many peaks will be shown in the low resolution 1H NMR spectrum of propanal? 

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  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 6

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11 mark

How many signals would be found in the 1H NMR spectrum of pentan-3-ol and what would be the ratio of the peak areas?

 

 

Signals

Ratio of peak areas

A

4

6 : 4 : 1 : 1

B

6

3 : 3 : 2 : 2 : 1 : 1

C

4

3 : 2 : 1 : 1

D

4

5 : 5 : 1 : 1

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21 mark

Which compound could the following 1H NMR spectrum belong to?

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31 mark

Penguinone is a cyclic ketone with a cute resemblance to a penguin:

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Which row shows the correct number of peaks, peak area ratios and splitting patterns in the 1H NMR spectrum of penguinone? (s= singlet, t= triplet, q= quartet, m= multiplet)

 

Peaks

Peak Area Ratios

Splitting patterns

A

4

3 : 3 : 3 : 3

t, t, q, q

B

2

6 : 6

s, s

C

3

3 : 6 : 3

m, q, m

D

3

3 : 3 : 1

s, s, s

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41 mark

Which molecule gives the same number of peaks in its 1H and 13C NMR spectrum?

 

 

propanal

pentan-3-one

1,2-dimethylbenzene

A

B

x

C

x

D

x

x

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51 mark

The monomer used to make perspex is methyl methacrylate.

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The 13C NMR spectrum of methyl methacrylate is show below

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What is the correct identity of the carbon labelled in peak 3? (You need to use a table of 13C chemical shift values to answer this question).

  • -C-CH3

  • -COOCH3

  • -O-CH3

  • =C-CH3

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11 mark

How many peaks are there in the 13C NMR spectrum of 1,3-dimethylbenzene?

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 8

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21 mark

Which one of the following has the fewest peaks in its 1H NMR spectrum?

  • Pentan-3-one

  • 2-bromobutane

  • N-ethylethanamide

  • Ethyl ethanoate

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31 mark

How many peaks does benzopyran have in its 13C NMR spectrum?

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  • 5

  • 6

  • 8

  • 9

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41 mark

Which one of the following has a doublet peak in its 1H NMR spectrum?

  • Pentan-3-one

  • 2-bromobutane

  • N-ethylethanamide

  • Ethyl ethanoate

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51 mark

Which row correctly describes the splitting pattern observed on the 1H NMR spectrum for each labelled hydrogen?

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A

One doublet and four triplets

B

One triplet, one quartet and one singlet

C

One triplet, one doublet and three singlets

D

One triplet, one quartet and three singlets

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