Exam 2 Flashcards
Electromagnetic Radiation
light has both wave like and particle like properties
What is wavelength?
distance from peak to peak
- smaller wavelength = higher energy
What is frequency?
time to get from one peak to the next, higher frequency = higher energy
Which frequency of light has the highest energy?
gamma rays
Which frequency of light has the lowest energy?
microwave radio
What information about a molecule can be determined by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)?
the specific arrangement of all carbon and hydrogen atoms in the compound
- radio waves
What information about a molecule can be determined by IR spectroscopy?
The functional groups present in the compound
- infrared
What information about a molecule can be determined by UV-VIS spectroscopy?
any conjugated pi system in the compound
- helps us measure concentration
- visible and ultraviolet
What light measures excitation of electrons?
UV/Vis
What light measures excitation of bond? (vibration excitation)
IR
What light measures rotation of molecules?
IR/NMR
What is the result of covalent bonds absorbing energy in the IR region?
molecular vibration (bending and stretching of the bond)
What determines the quantized energy of a bond?
- bond type (single, double, or triple)
- atoms attached
What does a higher wavenumber indicate?
higher energy
What is the wavenumber for a C-H bond?
~3000 cm−1
What is the wavenumber for a C-D bond?
~2200 cm-1
What is the wavenumber for a C-O bond?
~ 1100 cm-1
What is the wavenumber for a C-Cl bond?
~700 cm-1
What is the wavenumber for a C///N bond?
~2200 cm-1
What is the wavenumber for a C//N bond?
~1600 cm-1
What is the wavenumber for a C-N bond?
~1100 cm-1
What is the relationship between atom size, energy and wavenumber?
smaller atoms absorb higher energy/ higher wavenumber
What is the relationship between bond strength, energy, and wavenumber?
stronger bonds absorb higher energy/ higher wavenumber
Wavenumber of sp3 (alkane) hybridized carbon?
~2900 cm-1
Wavenumber of sp2 (alkene) hybridized carbon?
~3100 cm-1
Wavenumber of sp (alkyne) hybridized carbon?
~3300 cm-1
What is the effect of resonance on wavenumber?
resonance usually decreases the energy level of a bond by delocalizing electrons
What is the wave number of a ketone?
~1720 cm-1
What is the wavenumber of a conjugated ketone?
~1680 cm-1
Size of C-H peaks?
typically large