Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

DEPT: An acronym for Distortionless Enhancement of Polarization Transfer. A 13C-NMR technique that determines the number of hydrogen atoms bonded to each carbon in the molecule.


CH3 DEPT spectrum of 1-butanol. Signals for methyl group carbons appear as singlets. Signals for CH2, CH, and quaternary carbons do not appear.


Broadband-decoupled 13C-NMR spectrum of 1-butanol.