Chemistry Y1: Spectroscocpy Flashcards
What are the advantages of spectroscopic methods
- Fast
- measure small sample sizes
- Non-destructive
- Can analyse mixtures
- Sample doesn’t need to be pure
What are the spectroscopy techniques
*Identify compounds by determining absorption/ emission spectra
*Quantify substances by measuring appropriate wavelength
*determine molecular structure
*Follow reactions
Energy of radiation equation?
E = hc/λ
h= planks constant (J/s)
C= speed of light (ms-1)
Λ= lambda wavelength (m)
How is EM radiation absorbed by atoms/molecules?
- Atoms and molecules exists in quantised energy levels
- Bonds may bend or rotate only
*e can only move between specific orbitals - these energy differences quantify absorbtion
Order Rotational levels, Electronic levels and vibrational levels in terms of size of energy gaps
Rotational > Vibrational > electronic
What is the Energy range of UV?
1nm-400nm
What wavelength have electronic energy levels?
UV/ Visible
What wavelength have molecular vibrations as energy levels?
IR
What wavelength have Nuclear spin energy levels?
Radio (nmr)
What is the Energy range of Visible light?
400nm-750nm
How can you determine the concentration of a sample?
by measuring how much light has been absorbed
What factors control Amax?
*Concentration of a species
*Path length of the cuvette (wavelength)
What is beer lamberts law, provide an equation
A linear relationship between A and c
(Value of ε and A must be at the same wavelength)
A=εcl
ε=Molar extinction coefficient (L mol-1 cm-1)
C= concentration
L= path length (cm)
What does a higher molar coefficient (ε) mean
The species is more effective at absorbing light at a given wavelength
When is molar coefficient (ε) highest?
At Amax
What are negative and positive deviation
Negative= conc lower than expected for beer lambert
Positive= conc higher than expected for beer lambert law
what 2 orbitals are formed from the overlap of 2 atomic orbitals
2 molecular orbitals:
1. Bonding molecular orbital
2. Anti-bonding molecular orbital
Which bond requires more energy: Lp -Pi or Pi-Pi
Pi-Pi = 190nm MORE ENERGY
lP-pi = 270nm LESS ENERGY
What causes the peak in alkenes?
The energy gap between Pi-Pi*
Pi= Highest occupied (molecular orbital)
Pi* = Lowest occupied (molecular orbital)
Do Larger or smaller alkenes have the bigger wavelength?
What does this mean?
Larger alkenes have the bigger wavelength, SO the energy gap (HOMO) is getting smaller
Do increased number of double bonds increase or decrease Lander max
more double bonds = Higher lander max
Conjugation of double bonds:
What happens when conjugation increases?
The Pi and Pi* orbitals get closer together = longer wavelength
What does conjugation do?
It allows free movement of e within a molecule
More conjugation, the smaller the HOMO-LUMO energy gap
What are the 2 vibrational modes?
- Bending vibrations
- Stretching vibrations
Convert 10um into wavenumbers (sm-1)
10um = 10 x 10-6
=10 x 10-4
=1.0 x 10-3
so, 10um = (1.0 x 10-3)/ (1.0 x 10-3) = 1000cm-1
1cm -cm-1
What phases can IR spectroscopy samples be in?
(g), (aq), (s)
What is the reduced mass equation/
μ=m1m2/ m1+m2
μ= Mass of atoms (amu)
*Convert to Kg
What is Hooke’s law?
⋁=1/2πc √k/μ
V= frequency of vibrations (cmS⁻¹)
K= bond strength (KgS⁻¹)
μ = mass of atoms (Kg)
c= Speed of light (cmS⁻¹)
What must there be for IR absorption to occur
A dipole change during vibration
Dipole changes: What does X-X mean
No dipole
No change on stretch
IR inactive
Dipole changes: WHat does X-Y mean?
Has dipole
Increases on stretch
IR active