# Proton NMR

Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) spectroscopy detects the hydrogen nucleus in a magnetic field to determine molecular structure, composition, and dynamics. Each signal in a spectrum reports a chemical shift (the electronic environment of the protons), an integral (the relative number of protons), and a multiplicity (the coupling to neighboring spins), which together identify and quantify compounds in solution.<sup>[1](https://web.mit.edu/5.311/www/NMR.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Smith_College/Organic_Chemistry_%28LibreTexts%29/13%3A_Structure_Determination_-_Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance_Spectroscopy/13.02%3A_The_Nature_of_NMR_Absorptions)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Westminster_College/CHE_261_-_Organic_Chemistry_I/05%3A_Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance/5.03%3A_The_1H-NMR_experiment)</sup> Because nearly every organic molecule contains hydrogen, ¹H NMR is the workhorse structural and quantitative method of synthetic chemistry, metabolomics, and pharmaceutical analysis.

| Key fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Resonance frequency | 200 MHz at 4.7 T; 500 MHz at 11.7 T; modern superconducting magnets reach up to 1.2 GHz (28.2 T) <sup>[1](https://web.mit.edu/5.311/www/NMR.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://organicchemistrydata.org/hansreich/resources/nmr/nmr_data/Notes-05-HMR-v26-part1.pdf)</sup> |
| Chemical shift range | ca. 0–10 ppm for most organic protons (¹³C spans about 220 ppm); routine accuracy ±0.01 ppm <sup>[5](https://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/pdf/9780470723012.excerpt.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://pubs.rsc.org/se/content/articlehtml/2022/cc/d2cc05053f?page=search)</sup> |
| ¹H polarization at 11.7 T, 298 K | 0.004%, the root of NMR's modest sensitivity <sup>[6](https://pubs.rsc.org/se/content/articlehtml/2022/cc/d2cc05053f?page=search)</sup> |
| Routine integral accuracy | about ±10%; ±1% with quantitative acquisition <sup>[7](https://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/nmr/guide/nmrguide.pdf)</sup> |
| qNMR purity certification | relative expanded uncertainties 0.08–0.17% <sup>[8](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00769-012-0944-9)</sup> |
| Biofluid detection limits (600 MHz cryoprobe) | ~5 µM amino acids, 20 µM carbohydrates, 50 µM lipids <sup>[9](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12029823/)</sup> |
| Pure-shift sensitivity penalty | 5–100-fold less sensitive than a conventional ¹H spectrum <sup>[10](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10099583/)</sup> |

## How it works

The ¹H nucleus has spin quantum number \( I = 1/2 \), so in a static field \( B_{0} \) it adopts two orientations, \( m_{I} = +1/2 \) and \( -1/2 \), separated in energy. A proton in the lower-energy +1/2 state absorbs radiofrequency radiation that matches its [Larmor precession](https://www.edgepedia.org/larmor-precession) frequency; this resonance condition gives 200 MHz for ¹H in a 4.7 T field and 500 MHz at 11.7 T.<sup>[1](https://web.mit.edu/5.311/www/NMR.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Smith_College/Organic_Chemistry_%28LibreTexts%29/13%3A_Structure_Determination_-_Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance_Spectroscopy/13.02%3A_The_Nature_of_NMR_Absorptions)</sup> The frequency falls in the radio-wave range, roughly 100–800 MHz depending on magnet strength.<sup>[2](https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Smith_College/Organic_Chemistry_%28LibreTexts%29/13%3A_Structure_Determination_-_Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance_Spectroscopy/13.02%3A_The_Nature_of_NMR_Absorptions)</sup>

Electron clouds shield the nucleus, and the resonance frequency depends on the chemical environment: methane protons appear at 0.23 ppm while the deshielded protons of methyl fluoride appear at 4.26 ppm.<sup>[2](https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Smith_College/Organic_Chemistry_%28LibreTexts%29/13%3A_Structure_Determination_-_Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance_Spectroscopy/13.02%3A_The_Nature_of_NMR_Absorptions)</sup> Because shielding is proportional to B₀, shifts are reported as dimensionless δ values in ppm relative to tetramethylsilane (TMS), making them field independent: a shift of 2.0 ppm corresponds to 300,000,600 Hz on a 300 MHz instrument and 400,000,800 Hz at 400 MHz.<sup>[1](https://web.mit.edu/5.311/www/NMR.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Westminster_College/CHE_261_-_Organic_Chemistry_I/05%3A_Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance/5.03%3A_The_1H-NMR_experiment)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://organicchemistrydata.org/hansreich/resources/nmr/nmr_data/Notes-05-HMR-v26-part1.pdf)</sup>

Nearby spin-active nuclei split each resonance. \( N \) equivalent neighbors split a signal into \( N + 1 \) lines with intensities following [Pascal's triangle](https://www.edgepedia.org/pascals-triangle) (the n + 1 rule); typical couplings are about 10 Hz for ¹H–¹H, about 100 Hz for ¹H–¹³C, and about 600 Hz for ³¹P–¹H.<sup>[1](https://web.mit.edu/5.311/www/NMR.pdf)</sup> Coupling constants in Hz are field independent, unlike shifts.<sup>[4](https://organicchemistrydata.org/hansreich/resources/nmr/nmr_data/Notes-05-HMR-v26-part1.pdf)</sup> The signal area is proportional to the number of protons, so a methyl peak integrates to three times a methine peak in the same molecule, and mixtures can be quantified directly.<sup>[3](https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Westminster_College/CHE_261_-_Organic_Chemistry_I/05%3A_Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance/5.03%3A_The_1H-NMR_experiment)</sup> Even so, sensitivity is fundamentally limited: at 11.7 T and 298 K the ¹H spin polarization is only 0.004%.<sup>[6](https://pubs.rsc.org/se/content/articlehtml/2022/cc/d2cc05053f?page=search)</sup>

## How it is done

A routine sample uses a 175 mm long, 5 mm outer diameter tube; the minimum filling is about 2 cm (≈0.3 mL) and the optimum 4–5 cm (0.6–0.75 mL), since overfilling distorts field homogeneity. About 10% solutions in a deuterated solvent are typical; deuterium resonates far from the proton range, so the solvent is effectively invisible in ¹H spectra. TMS is the preferred internal reference because it is symmetrical, non-polar, and resonates upfield of almost all other signals; modern instruments instead calculate the 0 ppm point from the residual solvent peak (common references: CHCl₃ 7.261, DMSO-d₅ 2.504, HOD 4.81, CD₂HOD 3.312 ppm).<sup>[4](https://organicchemistrydata.org/hansreich/resources/nmr/nmr_data/Notes-05-HMR-v26-part1.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/nmr/guide/nmrguide.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Smith_College/Organic_Chemistry_%28LibreTexts%29/13%3A_Structure_Determination_-_Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance_Spectroscopy/13.02%3A_The_Nature_of_NMR_Absorptions)</sup>

On a Bruker spectrometer the workflow is to select the probe (edhead), load the 1_Proton parameter set (rpar 1_Proton all), adjust the receiver gain with rga, and acquire with zgfp; the BBI 5 mm inverse-gradient probe serves proton, fluorine, most 2D experiments, and diffusion, while the BBO probe loses about a third of proton sensitivity.<sup>[7](https://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/nmr/guide/nmrguide.pdf)</sup> In pulsed Fourier transform NMR, a short pulse rotates the excess magnetization into the transverse plane, where it precesses at the Larmor frequency; the decayed signal (the FID) is Fourier transformed into the spectrum.<sup>[4](https://organicchemistrydata.org/hansreich/resources/nmr/nmr_data/Notes-05-HMR-v26-part1.pdf)</sup> The field must be homogeneous to better than 1 part in 10⁹.<sup>[4](https://organicchemistrydata.org/hansreich/resources/nmr/nmr_data/Notes-05-HMR-v26-part1.pdf)</sup>

Interpretation reads three features per signal: the shift (environment; most organic protons fall between 0 and 10 ppm, with metal hydrides down to −20 ppm and enols up to 22 ppm), the integral (proton count), and the multiplicity (coupling to protons up to three bonds away; equivalent protons do not couple to each other).<sup>[3](https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Westminster_College/CHE_261_-_Organic_Chemistry_I/05%3A_Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance/5.03%3A_The_1H-NMR_experiment)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/nmr/guide/nmrguide.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[11](https://edu.rsc.org/resources/nuclear-magnetic-resonance-nmr-spectroscopy-hydrogen/4010254.article)</sup>

## Origin

NMR in bulk matter was reported via nuclear induction in water and rf absorption in paraffin.<sup>[12](https://faculty.washington.edu/seattle/gis129/575%20copy/nmr-history-pdf/brief-history.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[13](https://faculty.washington.edu/seattle/gis129/575%20copy/nmr-history-pdf/nmr-spectroscopy.pdf)</sup> The chemical shift was discovered in 1950, when Warren Proctor and Fu Chun Yu detected two resonance frequencies for the two nitrogen nuclei in ammonium nitrate, a surprising observation that revealed frequency dependence on chemical compound, reported in [Physical Review](https://www.edgepedia.org/physical-review).<sup>[14](http://www.nature.com/articles/milespin10.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[15](https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.77.717)</sup> The resolution of three separate ¹H lines for ethanol's CH₃, CH₂, and OH groups with intensities matching the proton counts was the demonstration that showed chemists what NMR could do analytically.<sup>[14](http://www.nature.com/articles/milespin10.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[13](https://faculty.washington.edu/seattle/gis129/575%20copy/nmr-history-pdf/nmr-spectroscopy.pdf)</sup> Also in 1951, [Herbert Gutowsky](https://www.edgepedia.org/herbert-s-gutowsky) and [David McCall](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-w-mccall) reported fine structure in liquids showing that spin-active nuclei in the same molecule interact, establishing scalar spin–spin coupling in Physical Review.<sup>[16](https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.82.748)</sup> Varian delivered the first commercial spectrometer, the HR-30 (30 MHz ¹H, 0.7 T electromagnet), within six years of the first condensed-phase report, and the A-60 (60 MHz, 1.4 T) at the 1961 Pittsburgh Conference brought routine NMR to chemists.<sup>[13](https://faculty.washington.edu/seattle/gis129/575%20copy/nmr-history-pdf/nmr-spectroscopy.pdf)</sup>

Fourier transform NMR was introduced by R. R. Ernst and W. A. Anderson in 1966 in the Review of Scientific Instruments,<sup>[17](https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1719961)</sup> and two-dimensional NMR by W. P. Aue, E. Bartholdi, and R. R. Ernst in 1976 in The Journal of Chemical Physics.<sup>[18](https://doi.org/10.1063/1.432450)</sup> Richard Ernst received the 1991 Nobel Prize for multidimensional techniques, [Kurt Wüthrich](https://www.edgepedia.org/kurt-wuthrich) the 2002 prize for biomolecular NMR structures, and Lauterbur and [Mansfield](https://www.edgepedia.org/mansfield) the 2003 prize for MRI.<sup>[5](https://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/pdf/9780470723012.excerpt.pdf)</sup>

## Variants

Two-dimensional experiments create a second time dimension by incrementing an evolution delay between radiofrequency pulses, and double Fourier transformation yields a spectrum in two frequency dimensions.<sup>[19](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4821453/)</sup> The 2D J-resolved experiment, whose 45°-tilted projection is effectively a broadband proton-decoupled proton spectrum with every resonance a singlet, was the first broadband homonuclear decoupling technique.<sup>[19](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4821453/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[20](https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cphc.201300861)</sup> COSY identifies mutually coupled protons (up to three bonds apart) through off-diagonal crosspeaks; a gradient COSY with 128 increments can be recorded in 5 minutes.<sup>[21](https://med.virginia.edu/biomolecular-magnetic-resonance-facility/wp-content/uploads/sites/166/2025/02/BasicExperimentsForBrukerNeoSpectrometers.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[22](https://nmr.chem.ox.ac.uk/files/organic-nmr-quick-guidepdf)</sup> The two-pulse sequence behind COSY, and the 2D [Fourier transform](https://www.edgepedia.org/fourier-transform) proton chemical-shift correlation experiment, were published in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance.<sup>[13](https://faculty.washington.edu/seattle/gis129/575%20copy/nmr-history-pdf/nmr-spectroscopy.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[23](https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2364%2881%2990022-6)</sup>

TOCSY, based on multiple quantum filters introduced by U. Piantini, O. W. Sorensen, and [Richard R. Ernst](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-r-ernst) in 1982 in the [Journal of the American Chemical Society](https://www.edgepedia.org/journal-of-the-american-chemical-society),<sup>[24](https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00388a062)</sup> generates crosspeaks between all members of a coupled spin network, most commonly using the MLEV-17 spin-lock.<sup>[21](https://med.virginia.edu/biomolecular-magnetic-resonance-facility/wp-content/uploads/sites/166/2025/02/BasicExperimentsForBrukerNeoSpectrometers.pdf)</sup> NOESY identifies spins undergoing cross-relaxation; the nuclear Overhauser effect operates only over less than 4 Å, providing evidence of spatial proximity and stereochemistry, though with very low sensitivity.<sup>[21](https://med.virginia.edu/biomolecular-magnetic-resonance-facility/wp-content/uploads/sites/166/2025/02/BasicExperimentsForBrukerNeoSpectrometers.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[22](https://nmr.chem.ox.ac.uk/files/organic-nmr-quick-guidepdf)</sup> HSQC identifies one-bond H–C connectivities with one ¹³C and one ¹H dimension, giving no response for non-protonated carbons; HMQC provides the same connectivity information, though relative sensitivity depends on the implementation of each sequence.<sup>[22](https://nmr.chem.ox.ac.uk/files/organic-nmr-quick-guidepdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[13](https://faculty.washington.edu/seattle/gis129/575%20copy/nmr-history-pdf/nmr-spectroscopy.pdf)</sup> Wüthrich and colleagues' 1982 sequential assignment strategy in the Journal of Molecular Biology made ¹H NMR a basis for protein structure determination.<sup>[25](https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2836%2882%2990007-9)</sup>

Machine learning variants are emerging. SE2PSNet, introduced by Weigang Cai and colleagues in 2026 in [Nature Communications](https://www.edgepedia.org/nature-communications), combines spin echo spectra at different echo times to generate pure shift spectra with accurate integrals and sensitivity comparable to conventional single-pulse spectra.<sup>[26](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-76276-y)</sup> Kakita and Hansen's deep learning method (2026, Journal of the American Chemical Society) transforms spin-echo modulated ¹H spectra into virtual homonuclear decoupled singlet spectra, predicting uncertainties that allow quantification and working for exchangeable protons invisible in traditional pure-shift spectra.<sup>[27](https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c22860)</sup>

## Applications

In organic chemistry, ¹H NMR reads chemical shift, integral, and multiplicity against the \( n + 1 \) rule.<sup>[3](https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Westminster_College/CHE_261_-_Organic_Chemistry_I/05%3A_Nuclear_Magnetic_Resonance/5.03%3A_The_1H-NMR_experiment)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[28](https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/orgbiochemsupplement/chapter/29-9-1h-nmr-spectroscopy/)</sup> In metabolomics, the 1D NOESY presaturation sequence (noesygppr1d) with a 30–60 s recycle delay is recommended for Chenomx-based quantification at 298 K with a 90° pulse, 4 s acquisition time, 12 ppm spectral width, and 32–128 scans.<sup>[9](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12029823/)</sup> With a 600 MHz cryoprobe, detection limits reach about 5 µM for amino acids, 20 µM for carbohydrates, and 50 µM for lipids in aqueous biofluids, and high-throughput systems with cryoprobes and 1-mm probes can run up to 1000 samples per day.<sup>[9](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12029823/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/pdf/9780470723012.excerpt.pdf)</sup> 2D COSY is a workhorse of metabonomics, and TOCSY identifies larger spin-coupled networks.<sup>[19](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4821453/)</sup>

[Quantitative NMR](https://www.edgepedia.org/quantitative-nmr) (qNMR) rests on the proportionality between the number of nuclei generating a resonance and the signal intensity, and is inherently quantitative when the relaxation delay is sufficient, in contrast to MS-based profiling where ion suppression distorts intensities.<sup>[19](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4821453/)</sup> External-standard calibration with sealed precision tubes and 360° pulse-length corrections for probe Q-factor variations was introduced by [Ian Burton](https://www.edgepedia.org/ian-burton), Michael Quilliam, and John Walter in 2005 in Analytical Chemistry and achieves about 1% precision and accuracy on an 11.7 T spectrometer.<sup>[29](https://doi.org/10.1021/ac048385h)</sup> The BIPM recommends a 90° pulse, acquisition time of at least 2.5 s, repetition time of 10 × \( T_{1} \) after a 90° pulse, S/N of at least 1000, shimming to FWHM below 1 Hz, and integration ranges extending at least 76 × FWHM on each side to capture over 99.9% of the signal.<sup>[30](https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/28126784/bipm%20publication-ID-3286/6fc31b65-bb6c-805d-9f3c-3d318e9d09fc)</sup> High-performance qNMR with metrological weighing certifies purity with relative expanded uncertainties of 0.08–0.17%, and a 13-laboratory collaborative study concluded by normalized-error assessment that ¹H qNMR matches conventional primary methods of measurement in accuracy.<sup>[8](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00769-012-0944-9)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[31](https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/cpb/advpub/0/advpub_c20-00336/_article/-char/en)</sup>

## Limitations and alternatives

The central limitation is dispersion: ¹H chemical shifts span only about 10–15 ppm, and ubiquitous ¹H–¹H couplings broaden and complicate spectra, so in mixtures overlap often prevents reliable identification and quantification.<sup>[6](https://pubs.rsc.org/se/content/articlehtml/2022/cc/d2cc05053f?page=search)</sup> [Solvent](https://www.edgepedia.org/solvent) effects are appreciable: benzene and pyridine shift signals by up to 0.5–0.8 ppm versus chloroform, and OH/NH shifts depend on concentration, solvent, and temperature.<sup>[4](https://organicchemistrydata.org/hansreich/resources/nmr/nmr_data/Notes-05-HMR-v26-part1.pdf)</sup>

Integrals are relaxation sensitive. \( T_{1} \) values are typically several seconds (0.1–100 s), and saturation from high pulse angles or fast repetition degrades areas; a 5–10 s delay gives optimal integrals, though undelayed spectra usually stay within about 10%.<sup>[4](https://organicchemistrydata.org/hansreich/resources/nmr/nmr_data/Notes-05-HMR-v26-part1.pdf)</sup> Routine integrals commonly show errors of 10% or more, though quantitative acquisition reaches ±1%.<sup>[22](https://nmr.chem.ox.ac.uk/files/organic-nmr-quick-guidepdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/nmr/guide/nmrguide.pdf)</sup>

Pure-shift decoupling trades sensitivity for resolution: BIRD works only for carbon-bound protons, loses almost 100-fold in sensitivity, and cannot remove geminal couplings; Zangger–Sterk loses 10–50-fold; PSYCHE about 5–10-fold.<sup>[6](https://pubs.rsc.org/se/content/articlehtml/2022/cc/d2cc05053f?page=search)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[10](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10099583/)</sup> Against ¹³C NMR, the proton range of about 11 ppm is roughly one-twentieth of the carbon range of about 220 ppm, but ¹H detection is far more sensitive, which HSQC exploits.<sup>[19](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4821453/)</sup> Against mass spectrometry, NMR's detection limits are very unfavorable.<sup>[6](https://pubs.rsc.org/se/content/articlehtml/2022/cc/d2cc05053f?page=search)</sup> Systematic published comparisons with IR spectroscopy and [X-ray crystallography](https://www.edgepedia.org/x-ray-crystallography) are lacking.

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