Modern Analytical Techniques

Question 1

in mass specto where does the molecule tend to fragment

Answer 1

either side of the c=o group

Question 2

m/z

Answer 2

mass/charge

Question 3

how infra-red spect works

Answer 3

Organic molecules absorb infra-red light
electromagnetic radiation in the infra-red region causes bonds to vibrate
Each bond vibrates at a particular frequency and absorbs the light at that frequency
by looking at which frequencies are absorbed, it is possible to determine which bonds are present