13C NMR with 1H and 31P Decoupling

NMR users are very familiar with the advantages of proton decoupling when observing ¹³C. The ¹³C NMR spectra of phosphorus containing compounds can be made simpler by applying ³¹P decoupling either on its own or in addition to proton decoupling. The figure below shows the ¹³C NMR spectrum of dimethyl methylphosphonate with all possible combinations of proton and ³¹P decoupling. The data collection required a triple resonance probe with the appropriate band pass filters.

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