Introduction to Structure Determination  
Combined: Self Assessment Problems  
Introduction   Infrared   Ultraviolet   Mass Spectrometry   NMR   Crystallography   Combined  
 
  • Self Assessment Problems
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    Characteristic Chemical Shifts
    Characteristic Chemical Shifts
    Characteristic IR Absorption Frequencies
    2. A compound of molecular formula C9H10O2 has a strong absorption in the ultraviolet spectrum around 265 nm, and strong absorptions in the infrared spectrum at 1670 cm-1 and 2900 cm-1. The mass spectrum and 1H NMR spectrum are given below. Which of the structures below best fits these data.
     


    mass spectrum


    1H NMR    		  
    (a) methyl 4-methylbenzoate   (b) p-tolyl acetate
    (c) 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethanone   (d) 3,5-dimethylbenzoic acid
    (e) 3,4-dimethylbenzoic acid   (f) 2,3-dimethylbenzoic acid



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