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Spin-Spin Splitting in 1H NMR

1.What splitting pattern in the 1H nmr spectrum would you expect for the hydrogen atom(s) colored red in the compounds shown below?
Your choices are:s singlet d doublet t triplet q quartet m multiplet. Enter the appropriate letter in the answer box to the right of each formula.
Do not enter punctuation (eg. commas or semicolons) or spaces.

A
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D
Virtual Textbook: Practice Problems — Spin-Spin Splitting, figure 4		 E
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2. Which of the following compounds would be expected to show spin-spin splitting in their 1H NMR spectra? (Check the appropriate button).

Compound Splitting No Splitting
Compound
Splitting
No Splitting

(CH3)3C-O-CH3
 (CH3)2CH-O-CH3

Br-CH2CH2CH2-Br
 Br-CH2CH2-Br
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