Deuterated Benzene

Deuterated benzene (C6D6), is a form (called an isotopologue) of benzene (C6H6)in which the hydrogen atom ("H") is replaced with deuterium (heavy hydrogen) isotope ("D"). Deuterated benzene is a common solvent used in NMR spectroscopy.

Deuterated NMR Solvents
Deuterated
  • Deuterated acetone - (CD3)2C=O
  • Deuterated benzene - C6D6
  • Deuterated chloroform - CDCl3
  • Deuterated dichloromethane - CD2Cl2
  • Deuterated DMF - (CD3)2NCOD
  • Deuterated DMSO - (CD3)2S=O
  • Deuterated ethanol - C2D5OD
  • Deuterated methanol - CD3OD
  • Deuterated THF - (C4D8)O
  • Deuterated water - D2O
Reference
1H and 13C chemical shifts