Deuterated benzene

Structural formula of 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.

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