Integration

Definition

In the context of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy in organic chemistry, integration refers to the process of measuring the area under the peaks in an NMR spectrum, which indicates the relative number of hydrogen atoms contributing to each signal. This technique allows chemists to determine how many protons (hydrogens) are in each unique chemical environment within a molecule.

Related terms

Chemical Shift: The location of an NMR signal that provides information about the electronic environment surrounding a nucleus (usually hydrogen or carbon).

Spin: Spin Splitting (Coupling) - A phenomenon observed in NMR spectroscopy where a nuclear magnetic resonance peak is split into multiple peaks due to interactions between non-equivalent nuclei.

Chemical Environment: Refers to the surrounding atoms and electron distribution around a nucleus that influence its chemical shift and signal characteristics in NMR spectroscopy