Doc Brown's Chemistry Molecular structure deduction - 3 problems to solve
NMR problem solving with associated molecular data
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These questions illustrate how you can unite various sources of data-information to deduce the structure of a molecule
You will need tables of nmr chemical shifts and
characteristic infrared absorption frequencies (as wavenumber cm-1)
Atomic masses: C = 12, H = 1, O =16 * Answers to NMR problems
Qualitative Analysis * Quantitative analysis: acid-base, silver nitrate-chloride, EDTA titrations * Quantitative analysis: Redox titrations
NMR PROBLEM 1 with associated infrared spectrum, molecular ion and % element by mass data
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% mass element
analysis: 82.76% C and 17.24% H |
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Infrared spectrum: Peaks in 2850-2950 cm-1 region NO suggestion of any specific functional group absorption |
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| Molecular ion peak from mass spectrometry: 58 |
NMR PROBLEM 2 with associated infrared spectrum, molecular ion and % element by mass data
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% mass element
analysis: 54.55% C, 9.09% H and 36.36% O |
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Infrared spectrum: sharp strong absorption at 1735-1750 cm-1 NO broad absorption band from ~2500-3200 cm-1 |
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| Molecular ion peak from mass spectrometry: 88 |
NMR PROBLEM 3 with associated infrared spectrum, molecular ion and % element by mass data
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% mass element
analysis: 62.07% C, 10.34% H and 27.59% O |
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Infrared spectrum: strong sharp absorption at 1700-1725 cm-1 moderate, broad absorption at ~2450-3150 cm-1 |
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| Molecular ion peak from mass spectrometry: 116 |
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