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Problem 1
Formula: C H O
5 10
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
5 10
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
5 10
5 - 10/2 + 1 = 1 degree of unsaturation.
Look for 1 pi bond or aliphatic ring.
Show IR answer
The band at 1716 indicates a carbonyl, probably a ketone. The bands at 3000-2850 indicate C-H
alkane stretches.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
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Problem 2
Formula: C H O
7 14
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
7 14
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
7 14
7 - 14/2 + 1 = 1 degree of unsaturation.
Show IR answer
The band at 1718 indicates a carbonyl, probably a ketone. The bands at 3000-2850 indicate C-H
alkane stretches.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
Note that D and E are chemically similar enough that their peaks overlap.
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Problem 3
Formula: C H O
4 10
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
4 10
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
4 10
4 - 10/2 + 1 = 0 degrees of unsaturation.
No pi bonds or rings.
Show IR answer
The broad band at 3339 indicates an O-H stretch, probably an alcohol. The bands at 3000-2850
indicate C-H alkane stretches. The band at 1041 is C-O stretch, consistent with an alcohol.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
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Problem 4
Formula: C H O
6 14
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
6 14
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
6 14
6 - 14/2 + 1 = 0 degrees of unsaturation.
No pi bonds or rings.
Show IR answer
The broad band at 3350 indicates O-H stretch, probably an alcohol. The bands at 3000-2850 indicate
C-H alkane stretches. The bands from 1320-1000 indicate C-O stretch, consistent with an alcohol.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
As noted, C and D are not equivalent even though they're on the same carbon.
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Problem 5
Formula: C H O
4 8 2
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
4 8 2
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
4 8
4 - 8/2 + 1 = 1 degree of unsaturation.
Look for 1 pi bond or aliphatic ring.
Show IR answer
The band at 1743 indicates a carbonyl, probably a saturated aliphatic ester. The bands at 3000-2850
indicate C-H alkane stretches. The bands in the region 1320-1000 could be due to C-O stretch,
consistent with an ester.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
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Problem 6
Formula: C H O
5 10 2
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
5 10 2
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
5 10
5 - 10/2 + 1 = 1 degree of unsaturation.
Look for 1 pi bond or aliphatic ring.
Show IR answer
The band at 1740 indicates a carbonyl, probably a saturated aliphatic ester. The bands at 3000-2850
indicate C-H alkane stretches. The bands in the region 1320-1000 could be due to C-O stretch,
consistent with an ester.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
C has a higher chemical shift than D because it's closer to a more electron-withdrawing functional
group.
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Problem 7
Formula: C H O
8 14 3
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
8 14 3
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
8 14
8 - 14/2 + 1 = 2 degrees of unsaturation.
Look for 2 pi bonds or aliphatic rings, or 1 of each.
Show IR answer
The bands at 1745 and 1716 indicate that there are two carbonyls, probably an aliphatic ester and an
aliphatic ketone. The bands at 3000-2850 indicate C-H alkane stretches.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
Even though A, B, C and D are all 2H peaks, they can be distinguished by chemical shift and splitting.
B is outside the normal range for protons next to carbonyls, because it's adjacent to both carbonyls
and the combined deshielding is higher than normal.
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Problem 8
Formula: C H O
5 10
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
5 10
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
5 10
5 - 10/2 + 1 = 1 degree of unsaturation.
Look for 1 pi bond or aliphatic ring.
Show IR answer
The band at 1727 indicates a carbonyl, probably an aldehyde; an aldehyde is also suggested by the
band at 2719 which is likely the C-H stretch of the H-C=O group. The bands at 3000-2850 indicate
C-H alkane stretches.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
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Problem 9
Formula: C H O
11 14 2
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
11 14 2
Show IR answer
The band at 1603 or 1894 might indicate a carbonyl outside the normal range; the small peak around
1800 indicates it may be an aldehyde. The band at 1510 is an aromatic ring. The bands at 3000-2850
indicate C-H alkane stretches.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
Based on what is covered, you shouldn't need to distinguish between B and C, but you should be able
to tell that the ring is para-substituted.
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Problem 10
Formula: C H O
3 6 2
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
3 6 2
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
6 6
3 - 6/2 + 1 = 1 degree of unsaturation.
Look for 1 pi bond or aliphatic ring.
Show IR answer
The band at 1716 indicates a carbonyl. The wide band from 3300-2500 is characteristic of the O-H
stretch of carboxylic acids. The bands at 3000-2850 indicate C-H alkane stretches. The bands in the
region 1320-1000 indicate the C-O stretch of carboxylic acids.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
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Problem 11
Formula: C H O
8 8 2
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
8 8 2
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
8 8
8 - 8/2 + 1 = 5 degrees of unsaturation.
Look for an aromatic ring, plus another pi bond or aliphatic ring.
Show IR answer
The band at 1689 indicates a carbonyl, probably an acid. The broad dip at 2924 indicates the OH
group of the acid. The band at 1589 indicates an aromatic ring.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
You are not expected to tell the aromatic Hs apart from each other, but you should be able to tell that
the ring is not para-substituted.
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Problem 12
Formula: C H N
7 9
Spectroscopy Reference
C H N
7 9
Rule 3, omit the N and one H, gives C H
7 8
7 - 8/2 + 1 = 4 degrees of unsaturation.
Look for an aromatic ring, plus another pi bond or aliphatic ring.
Show IR answer
The two bands at 3433 and 3354 indicate a primary amine (-NH ). The bands at 3000-2850 indicate
2
C-H alkane stretches. The band at 3034 indicates aromatic C-H stretch; aromatics also show bands in
the regions 1600-1585 and 1500-1400 (C-C in-ring stretch), and 900-675 (C-H out-of-plane). C-N
stretch of aromatic amines would show up at 1335-1250 (there is a band in that region).
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
You are not expected to tell the aromatic Hs apart from each other, but you are expected to know that
the ring is not para-substituted.
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Problem 13
Formula: C H N
5 13
Spectroscopy Reference
C H N
5 13
Rule 3, omit the N and one H, gives C H
5 12
Show IR answer
The two bands at 3388 and 3292 indicate a primary amine (-NH ). The bands at 3000-2850 indicate
2
C-H alkane stretches.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
Note that C is showing as 2 2H peaks, instead of a 4H peak. This may be caused by a similar effect as
in Problem 4 - on each carbon C, the H closer to the N will be in a slightly different environment. If
the rotation of this carbon is hindered, these Hs may have a different chemical shift.
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Problem 14
Formula: C H O
8 14
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
8 14
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
8 14
8 - 14/2 + 1 = 2 degrees of unsaturation.
Look for any 2 of pi bonds or aliphatic rings.
Show IR answer
The band at 1718 indicates a carbonyl, probably a ketone. The bands at 3000-2850 indicate C-H
alkane stretches. Since the compound is an alkene, one would expect to see C=C stretch at
1680-1640; these weak bands are not seen in this IR (according to Silverstein, "the C=C stretching
mode of unconjugated alkenes usually shows moderate to weka absorption at 1667-1640"). Since the
compound is an alkene, C-H stretch should appear above 3000 (not seen: the absorption for this
single hydrogen must be too weak).
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
Here, the two E methyl groups have different chemical shifts because they are permanently locked
into different positions with respect to the alkene.
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Problem 15
Formula: C H Br
4 9
Spectroscopy Reference
C H Br
4 9
Rule 1, replace halogens with hydrogens, gives C H
4 10
4 - 10/2 + 1 = 0 degrees of unsaturation.
No pi bonds and no rings.
Show IR answer
The bands at 3000-2850 indicate C-H alkane stretches. The bands in the region 1300-1150 could
indicate C-H wag (-CH Br) of an alkyl halide.
2
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
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Problem 16
Formula: C H O
10 14
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
10 14
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
10 14
10 - 14/2 + 1 = 4 degrees of unsaturation.
Show IR answer
The broad dip at 3250 indicates an OH group. The peak at 2963 indicates an alipahtic group. The
peaks at 1599 and 1514 indicate an aromatic ring.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
You are not expected to tell the aromatic Hs apart from each other, but you should be able to tell that
the ring is para-substituted.
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Problem 17
Formula: C H O
13 10 3
Spectroscopy Reference
C H O
13 10 3
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
13 10
13 - 10/2 + 1 = 9 degrees of unsaturation.
Show IR answer
The band at 1682 indicates a carbonyl, probably an ester. The band at 3192 indicates C-H aromatic
stretch; aromatics also show bands in the regions 1600-1585 and 1500-1400 (C-C in-ring stretch),
and 900-675 (C-H out-of-plane). The wide band just to the left of the 3192 band indicates O-H stretch
(alcohols and phenols).
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
You're not expected to be able to tell all the aromatic Hs apart. In fact, there are several structures
that could match this pattern, as far as you can tell from the information on this site:
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Problem 18
Formula: C H
8 14
Spectroscopy Reference
C H
8 14
8 - 14/2 + 1 = 2 degrees of unsaturation.
Show IR answer
The bands at 3000-2850 indicate C-H alkane stretches. There really aren't many other bands in the
spectrum to indicate functional groups. The compound is an alkyne; we would expect to see a carbon-
carbon triple bond stretch at 2260-2100, however, this is a weak band at best and often does not
show up on IR.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
The integral values for A, B, and C need to be multiplied by 2 to get a total of 14 protons in the
molecule. By convention, integral values on an NMR spectrum are reported as the lowest common
multiple.
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Problem 19
Formula: C H N
9 13
Spectroscopy Reference
C H N
9 13
Rule 3, omit the N and one H, gives C H
9 12
Show IR answer
The bands at 3000-2850 indicate C-H alkane stretches. The band at 3028 indicates C-H aromatic
stretch; aromatics also show bands in the regions 1600-1585 and 1500-1400 (C-C in-ring stretch),
and 900-675 (C-H out-of-plane). The bands in the region 1250-1020 could be due to C-N stretch. The
weak, broad banc at about 3500 could be amine N-H stretch or it could be a slight contamination of
an impurity (water) in the sample.
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
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Problem 20
Formula: C H
9 10
Spectroscopy Reference
C H
9 10
Rule 2, omit O, gives C H
7 14
Show IR answer
The bands at 3000-2850 indicate C-H alkane stretches. The band at 3060 indicates C-H aromatic
stretch; aromatics also show bands in the regions 1600-1585 and 1500-1400 (C-C in-ring stretch),
and 900-675 (C-H out-of-plane).
This is the structure. See if you can assign the peaks on your own.
Again, the integral values need to be multiplied by two to give the right number of Hs.
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