Term: shielding
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Definition:
In the context of NMR spectroscopy shielding is the effect of the electron shells of the observed and the neighbouring nuclei on the external magnetic field. The external field induces circulations in the electron cloud. The resulting magnetic moment is oriented in the opposite direction to the external field, so that the local field at the central nucleus is weakened, although it may be strengthened at other nuclei (deshielding). The phenomenon is the origin of the structural dependence of the resonance frequencies of the nuclei.

Related Terms:
1) chemical shift (<em>in nmr</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01036).
2) spectroscopy (<em>in nmr</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05848).
3) nucleus (<em>in nmr</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04256).
4) resonance (<em>in nmr</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05326).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1163 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)

Citation: 'shielding' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05644

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