Deuterated solvent explained

Deuterated solvents are a group of compounds where one or more hydrogen atoms are substituted by deuterium atoms.

These isotopologues of common solvents are often used in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.^[1]

Examples

• Heavy water
• Deuterated acetone
• Deuterated benzene
• Deuterated chloroform
• Deuterated dichloromethane
• Deuterated DMF
• Deuterated DMSO
• Deuterated ethanol
• Deuterated methanol
• Deuterated THF

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanson, John E. . 5. NMR Spectroscopy in Nondeuterated Solvents (No-D NMR): Applications in the Undergraduate Organic Laboratory . 10.1021/bk-2013-1128.ch005 . 2013 . American Chemical Society . NMR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum . 69–81 . ACS Symposium Series . 1128.