Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry - Triplet

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Triplet: In NMR spectroscopy, a split signal composed of three lines, close together. The height of the lines will be close to a 1:2:1 ratio.


Idealized triplet Lines in a 1:2:1 ratio		"Leaning" triplet

The simulated ¹H-NMR spectrum of 2-ethyl phenol has a triplet at 1.2 ppm due to the CH₃ group. Click on the image to view a larger version.

Related terms: Spin-spin coupling, first-order coupling, non-first-order coupling, splitting, first-order splitting, non-first-order splitting, coupling constant, J, chemical shift, singlet, doublet, quartet, pentet, sextet, septet, multiplet, doublet of doublets, doublet of triplets, triplet of doublets
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