The signal/noise of an HMBC spectrum can depend dramatically upon the choice of acquisition and processing parameters

The effect of various acquisition and processing parameters on the sensitivity of HMBC spectra for typical organic molecules has been systematically investigated. For molecules in the 200–600 molecular weight range, an acquisition time of 0.2 to 0.4 s, a recycle time of no more than 1.0 s, optimization for nJCH = 8 Hz and 512 time increments (with two‐ to fourfold linear prediction) are recommended. Some form of sine bell weighting along f2 and either Gaussian or sine bell weighting along f1 is suggested. The use of a 0.1‐s acquisition time and/or Gaussian or exponential weighting along f2 can result in dramatic sensitivity loss, particularly for correlation peaks involving protons with complex splitting patterns, and should be avoided. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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