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

• explain the basic principles of a mass spectrometer
• identify the molecular ion, base peak and daughter ions in a mass spectrum
• 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
• explain the basic principles of NMR spectroscopy
• identify the number and type of hydrogen environments in a molecule and predict the the number of signals in a ¹H NMR spectrum
• predict the number of hydrogen atoms in each environment from the size of the signals in a ¹H NMR spectrum
• predict the number of hydrogen atoms on neighbouring atoms from the multiplicity of the signals in a ¹H NMR spectrum
• determine the structure of a simple compound from spectroscopic data
• appreciate the basis of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in medical applications

• Chapter 20 (in Blackman, Bottle, Schmid, Mocerino and Wille, Chemistry, 3^rd Edition, 2015 (John Wiley))

• Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) (in ChemWiki)
• Spectroscopy (in Wikibooks Organic Chemistry)

• Dr Baker's lecture notes You need to login to eLearning to access lecture notes.
• Homework Problem Sheet 8
• Answers to Homework Problem Sheet 8
• Critical Thinking Questions 10 (Spectroscopy Workshop)
• Answers to Critical Thinking Questions 10 (Spectroscopy Workshop)
• Suggested exam questions and answers

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

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