Title: solvent suppression
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - solvent suppression
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08416
Status: current

Definition
In nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy reduction or removal of large, unwanted resonances from solvents to improve spectrum quality and dynamic range through selective excitation and exploiting differences in relaxation times between solvent and analyte signals.

Related Terms
- nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08218
- spectrum: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08291

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 704 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)

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Citation: Citation: 'solvent suppression' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08416
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