topic 19 Flashcards
what can mass spectrometry be used for
mass spectrometry can be used to identify compounds
what is the molecular ion and how does it form
- in mass spectrometer → when molecule loses e- a molecular ion is formed
- the molecular ion produces a molecular ion peak on the mass spectrum
- the mass/charge value of the molecular ion peak will be the same as the molecular mass of the compound (if the ion has a +1 charge)
what is a high resolution mass spectrometer
mass spectrometers that can measure atomic and molecular masses extremely accurately to several decimal places are known as high resolution mass spectrometers
what can high resolution mass spec be used for
can be useful for identifying compounds that appear to have the same Mr when theyre rounded to the nearest whole number
how do you calculate precis molecular mass from high resolution mass spec
to calculate precise molecular mass use the full decimal number of atomic mass → aka molecular ion peak
what is NMR
is an analytical technique that you can use to work out the structure of an organic molecule
how does an NMR work
- a sample of a compound in placed in a strong magnetic field+ exposed to a range of different frequencies of radio waves
- the nuclei of certain atoms within a molecule absorbs energy from the radio waves
- the amount of energy that a nucleus absorbs depends on the environment its in
what can the pattern of the absorptions in NMR tell you
the pattern of these absorptions gives you info about the positions of certain atoms within the molecule and how many atoms of that type the molecule contains
- can use this and other data to work out the structure of a molecule
what are the 2 types of NMR spectroscopy
carbon-13 NMR
high resolution proton NMR
what is carbon-13 NMR
- gives info about the number of carbon atoms that are in a molecule
- also gives info on the environments that theyre in
what is proton NMR
gives info about the number of hydrogen atoms that are in the molecule and the environments theyre in
what affects the amount of energy that is absorbed by nuclei
- any other atoms and groups of atoms that are around a nucleus will also affect its amount of electron shielding
- e.g if a carbon atom bonds to a more electronegative atom → the amount of shielding around the carbon atoms nucleus will decrease
what is the effect of the surrounding e- on the nucleus on how much it will feel the magnetic field
nucleus is partly shielded from the effect of external magnetic fields by its surrounding electrons
this means that the nuclei in a molecule feel different magnetic fields depending on their environments and therefore absorb different amounts of energy at different frequencies
what do you look for in NMR
looking for these differences in absorption of energy between environments in NMR
what does an atoms environment depend on
an atoms environment depends on all the groups its connected to going along the molecule
what is the condition for two atoms to have the same environment
for two atoms to be in the same environment they has to be joined to the exact same groups
if an electronegative atom is bonded in the molecule -> it means that because the groups will be different distances away from the electronegative atom theyll have different environments
what does each peak on a carbon 13 NMR mean
- peaks show the frequencies at which energy was absorbed by the carbon nuclei
- each peak represents one carbon environment
what is used as a standard in NMR spectrums
the differences in absorption are measured relative to tetramethylsilane (TMS) → used as a standard substance
a small amount of TMS added to samples to give a reference peak on spectrum
why is TMS used as a standard in NMR spectrums
- its chosen as a standard because its absorption peak is at a lower frequency than almost everything else
- this peak is given a value of 0
all of the peaks in other substances are measured as chemical shifts relative to this
- this peak is given a value of 0
why does TMS only produce one absorption peak
TMS produced a single absorption peak in both types of NMR as all of its carbon and hydrogen nuclei are in the same environment
what is chemical shift
the difference in the radio frequency absorbed by the nuclei (hydrogen or carbon) in the molecule being analysed and that absorbed by the same nuclei in TMS
what is the symbol for chemical shift and how is it measured
chemical shift symbol → δ and measured in ppm
how do you interpret a carbon-13 NMR
1)count no. of peaks in spectrum
- this gives the number of carbon environments in the molecule
- if theres a peak at δ=0 → dont count it → TMS reference peak
2) look up chemical shifts in shift diagram
- will be given a diagram on a data sheet which shows the chemical shifts experienced by carbon nuclei/groups
- match up the peaks in the spectrum with the chemical shifts in the diagram given in the data sheet to see which carbon environment the peaks represent
3) draw compounds to see whether they match up with the molecular formula and the peaks