Deuterated ethanol

Structural formula of deuterated ethanol

Deuterated ethanol (C2D5OD),[1] is a form (called an isotopologue) of ethanol (C2H5OH) in which the hydrogen atom ("H") is replaced with deuterium (heavy hydrogen) isotope ("D"). Deuterated ethanol is an uncommon solvent used in NMR spectroscopy.

References

  1. March, Raymond E.; Todd, John F. J. (2010). Practical Aspects of Trapped Ion Mass Spectrometry: Applications of Ion Trapping Devices. CRC Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-4200-8373-6.


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