Spectroscopy Flashcards
measures the energy differences between the possible states of a molecular system by determining the frequencies of electromagnetic radiation absorbed by the molecules; types include infrared, ultraviolet, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
spectroscopy
measures absorption of ____ light, which causes molecular vibration (can be seen as bond stretching, bending, twisting, and folding)
infrared (IR) spectroscopy
infrared (IR) spectroscopy:
general plot of IR spectrum
percent transmittance vs wavenumber (1/λ)
infrared (IR) spectroscopy:
normal range of IR spectrum
4000 to 400 cm^-1
infrared (IR) spectroscopy:
between 1500 and 400 cm^-1; contains a number of peaks that can be used to identify a compound
fingerprint region
infrared (IR) spectroscopy:
must be changed by the vibration of a bond to appear on an IR spectrum
bond dipole moment
infrared (IR) spectroscopy:
have characteristic absorption frequencies, which allow us to infer the presence (or absence) of particular functional groups
specific bonds
infrared (IR) spectroscopy:
a broad peak around 3300 cm^-1
O-H peak
infrared (IR) spectroscopy:
a sharp peak around 3300 cm^-1
N-H peak
infrared (IR) spectroscopy:
a sharp peak around 1750 cm^-1
C=O peak
measures absorption of ____ light, which causes movement of electrons between molecular orbitals
ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy
ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy:
general plot of UV spectrum
percent transmittance or absorbance vs wavelength
ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy:
must be small enough to permit an electron to move from one orbital to the other to appear on a UV spectrum
energy difference between HOMO and LUMO
ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy:
shifts the absorption spectrum to higher maximum wavelengths (lower frequencies)
conjugation
measures alignment of nuclear spin with an applied magnetic field, which depends on the magnetic environment of the nucleus itself; useful for determining the structure (connectivity) of a compound, including functional groups
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy