Spectroscopic Properties of Cycloalkanes

There is considerable similarity in the spectroscopic properties of alkanes and cycloalkanes. We mentioned previously the main features of their infrared 

Although proton spectra are not very useful for identification purposes, 13C nmr spectra are very useful. Chain-branching and ring-substitution normally cause quite large chemical-shift changes, and it is not uncommon to observe 13C shifts in cycloalkanes spanning 35 ppm. Some special features of application of 13C nmr spectra to conformational analysis of cycloalkanes are described in Section 12-3D. 

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