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Using molecular spectroscopy to investigate and deduce the structure of an organic molecule

ANSWER to SPECTRA QUESTION Q13

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Butan-2-ol, 2-butanol,  C4H10O    alcohols and ether structure and naming (c) doc b    alcohols and ether structure and naming (c) doc b    alcohols and ether structure and naming (c) doc b 

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Infrared spectrum details of molecule 13

C4H10O CH3CH(OH)CH2CH3 infrared spectrum of butan-2-ol liquid film wavenumbers cm-1 functional group detection fingerprint pattern identification of 2-butanol sec-butyl alcohol doc brown's advanced organic chemistry revision notes  

The infrared spectrum of butan-2-ol (sec-butyl alcohol)


Mass spectrum details of molecule 13

C4H10O CH3CH(OH)CH2CH3 mass spectrum of butan-2-ol fragmentation pattern of m/z m/e ions for analysis and identification of 2-butanol sec-butyl alcohol image diagram doc brown's advanced organic chemistry revision notes  

The mass spectrum of butan-2-ol (sec-butyl alcohol)


1H NMR spectrum details of molecule 13

C4H10O CH3CH(OH)CH2CH3 low and high resolution 1H proton nmr spectrum of butan-2-ol analysis interpretation of chemical shifts ppm spin spin line splitting diagram H1 H-1 nmr for 2-butanol sec-butyl alcohol explaining spin-spin coupling for line splitting doc brown's advanced organic chemistry revision notes  

The H-1 NMR spectrum of butan-2-ol (sec-butyl alcohol)


13C NMR spectrum details of molecule 13

C4H10O CH3CH(OH)CH2CH3 C-13 nmr spectrum of butan-2-ol analysis of chemical shifts ppm interpretation of 13C chemical shifts ppm of 2-butanol sec-butyl alcohol C13 13-C nmr doc brown's advanced organic chemistry revision notes  

The C-13 NMR spectrum of butan-2-ol (sec-butyl alcohol)


Index of my advanced (pre-college/university) organic chemistry revision notes

 The main index for all my spectroscopy pages

 The main index for all my isomerism pages

 The chemistry of alkanes and the petrochemical industry

 The chemistry of alkenes

 The chemistry of haloalkanes

 The chemistry of alcohols

 The chemistry of aldehydes and ketones

 The chemistry of carboxylic acids and derivatives

 The chemistry of organo-nitrogen compounds

 The chemistry of aromatic compounds


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