Substituted Alkenes
Helpful information about the substitution pattern of an alkene (mono- vs, di-; E vs. Z vs. geminal) can be obtained from the fingerprint region.
The examples in this exercise are 1-hexene, E-2-hexene, Z-2-hexene, and 2-methyl-1-pentene.
Compound A
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| 4000 - 3200 cm-1 | 3200 - 2700 cm-1 | 2700 - 2000 cm-1 | 2000 - 1660 cm-1 | 1660 - 1400 cm-1 | 1400 - 900 cm-1 | 900 - 600 cm-1 |
| Get the molecular formula of this compound. | Get the name of this compound. | Get the structure of this compound. | Go to the IR data tables. | Get an unknown. | Go back to the IR exercise homepage. | |
Compound B
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| 4000 - 3200 cm-1 | 3200 - 2700 cm-1 | 2700 - 2000 cm-1 | 2000 - 1660 cm-1 | 1660 - 1400 cm-1 | 1400 - 900 cm-1 | 900 - 600 cm-1 |
| Get the molecular formula of this compound. | Get the name of this compound. | Get the structure of this compound. | Go to the IR data tables. | Get an unknown. | Go back to the IR exercise homepage. | |
Compound C
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| 4000 - 3200 cm-1 | 3200 - 2700 cm-1 | 2700 - 2000 cm-1 | 2000 - 1660 cm-1 | 1660 - 1400 cm-1 | 1400 - 900 cm-1 | 900 - 600 cm-1 |
| Get the molecular formula of this compound. | Get the name of this compound. | Get the structure of this compound. | Go to the IR data tables. | Get an unknown. | Go back to the IR exercise homepage. | |
Compound D
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| 4000 - 3200 cm-1 | 3200 - 2700 cm-1 | 2700 - 2000 cm-1 | 2000 - 1660 cm-1 | 1660 - 1400 cm-1 | 1400 - 900 cm-1 | 900 - 600 cm-1 |
| Get the molecular formula of this compound. | Get the name of this compound. | Get the structure of this compound. | Go to the IR data tables. | Get an unknown. | Go back to the IR exercise homepage. | |