Organic Spectroscopy Workbook

Acknowledgements ix

How to Use this Workbook 1

Preliminary Observations 2

Centres of Unsaturation 8

Exercises 1–100 10

Infrared Data 210

IR Frequencies: Display of Infrared Database by Frequency 210

IR Groups: Display of Infrared Database by Functional Group 216

1H NMR Data 221

General Tables of Functional Groups 221

Comparison of δ of Alkyl Groups Bearing a Substituent in α or β Position 225

Alkyl Groups with an α Substituent 226

Alkyl Groups with a β Substituent 226

Tables of δ for −CH2− Doubly Substituted in α Position 227

Tables of δ for Aromatics 229

Coupling Constants 230

13C NMR Data 233

General Ranges for CH3−, −CH2−, >CH−. . . 233

Chemical Shift Ranges for Functional Groups 234

Chemical Shift Estimations 234

Mass Spectrometry Data 240

Main Fragments Observed 240

Atomic Masses 242

Isotopic Abundances in % 243

Internet Resources 254

Glossary of Terms Used in the Exercises 255

Answers 257

Index 261