Chem 335 - Winter 1999 -
Organic Chemistry II know the terminology:
electromagnetic radiation, frequency, wavelength, wavenumber
spectroscopy, absorption spectrum, infrared, uv-visible
vibrational modes, fingerprint region, stretching frequencies
electronic energy, lambda max
identify characteristics of electromagnetic radiation
identify types of molecular energy levels and the types of radiation that stimulate transitions within those energy levels
describe the types of vibrational energy modes - e.g., stretching, bending
explain the basic workings of an IR or UV-visible spectrophotometer
use IR tables to identify the presence or absence of various functional groups
predict whether a compound will show absorption in uv/visible and an approximate lambda max
identify the likely structure of a compound based on spectral
data,
possibly combined with other evidence