| Abstract: | Selected model carboxylic acids and esters dissolved in deuteriochloroform have been studied by carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance under standardized conditions. Assignments of the chemical shifts have been made for all samples, and the spin–lattice relaxation times and nuclear Overhauser effects measured for a few selected esters. The results are intended to provide a practical aid for the analysis of carboxylic acids and esters of a more complex nature (e.g. polymers, natural products, etc.). |
