A student obtains an IR spectrum with an intense, broad absorption at about 3350 cm-1. The student claims that the sample is an alcohol, but the professor says that the absorption is there because the sample is contaminated with water. What peak(s) could be looked for to show that the sample is indeed an alcohol? Which functional groups would make it difficult to use this strategy?

A student obtains an IR spectrum with an intense, broad absorption at about 3350 cm-1. The student claims that the sample is an alcohol, but the professor says that the absorption is there because the sample is contaminated with water. What peak(s) could be looked for to show that the sample is indeed an alcohol? Which functional groups would make it difficult to use this strategy?

Principles of Modern Chemistry

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Chapter20: Molecular Spectroscopy And Photochemistry

Section: Chapter Questions

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