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Considering how electronegative oxygen is, why is the chemical shift of alcohol protons (1H-NMR) not so high? The chemical shifts of the protons on 3-propanol are about 1.20 for the carbon-1 hydrogens, about 2.2 for the alcohol proton, and about 4.01 for the carbon-2 hydrogens. Why on earth would the electrons on the carbon-2 hydrogens feel more pull from the oxygen than those on the alcohol proton?
2026-10-20
