Learning outcomes - after studying this topic, you should be able to:

• identify the molecular ion, base peak and daughter ions in a mass spectrum
• recognize that a fragmentation pattern in a mass spectrum can lead to structural information
• recognize the isotope distribution characteristic or bromine and chlorine containing compounds in a mass spectrum
• use the information that IR and UV-visible spectra provide to aid in the determination of structures
• identify the number and type of carbon environments in a molecule and predict the the number of signals in a ¹³C NMR spectrum
• determine the structure of a simple compound from spectroscopic data

• Chapter 20 (in [main text] Blackman, Bottle, Schmid, Mocerino and Wille, Chemistry, 3^rd Edition, 2015 (John Wiley)
  [fundamentals focused alternative] Blackman, Bridgeman, Lawrie, Southam, Thompson and Williamson, Chemistry: Core Concepts, 2015 (John Wiley) )

• Analytical techniques (in Wikibooks Organic Chemistry)

Spectroscopic techniques in organic chemistry Description: Workshop on spectroscopic techniques and problem solving in structure determination Tags: spectroscopy | structure determination Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Spectroscopy game Description: For those who want to practise their IR/NMR/etc skills. Tags: IR | NMR | spectroscopy Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Organic spectroscopy Contributed by Adam Bridgeman

Structure determination (short video tutorial) Tags: structure determination | IR | NMR | UV Contributed by Peter Rutledge

Introduction to Organic Structure Determination Description: Video and interactive tutorials and self test quizzes on organic spectroscopy and structure determination Tags: structure determination | IR | NMR | UV Contributed by Adam Bridgeman