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Spectroscopy

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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measures the energy differences between the possible states of a molecular system by determining the frequencies of electromagnetic radiation absorbed by the molecules; types include infrared, ultraviolet, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

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spectroscopy

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measures absorption of ____ light, which causes molecular vibration (can be seen as bond stretching, bending, twisting, and folding)

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infrared (IR) spectroscopy

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infrared (IR) spectroscopy: general plot of IR spectrum

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percent transmittance vs wavenumber (1/λ)

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infrared (IR) spectroscopy: normal range of IR spectrum

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4000 to 400 cm^-1

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infrared (IR) spectroscopy: between 1500 and 400 cm^-1; contains a number of peaks that can be used to identify a compound

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fingerprint region

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infrared (IR) spectroscopy: must be changed by the vibration of a bond to appear on an IR spectrum

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bond dipole moment

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infrared (IR) spectroscopy: have characteristic absorption frequencies, which allow us to infer the presence (or absence) of particular functional groups

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specific bonds

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infrared (IR) spectroscopy: a broad peak around 3300 cm^-1

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O-H peak

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infrared (IR) spectroscopy: a sharp peak around 3300 cm^-1

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N-H peak

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infrared (IR) spectroscopy: a sharp peak around 1750 cm^-1

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C=O peak

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measures absorption of ____ light, which causes movement of electrons between molecular orbitals

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ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy

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ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy: general plot of UV spectrum

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percent transmittance or absorbance vs wavelength

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ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy: must be small enough to permit an electron to move from one orbital to the other to appear on a UV spectrum

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energy difference between HOMO and LUMO

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ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy: shifts the absorption spectrum to higher maximum wavelengths (lower frequencies)

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conjugation

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measures alignment of nuclear spin with an applied magnetic field, which depends on the magnetic environment of the nucleus itself; useful for determining the structure (connectivity) of a compound, including functional groups

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nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy

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nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy: push the nucleus from the α-state to the β-state, and these frequencies can be measured

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radiofrequency pulses

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nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy: low-energy state

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α-state

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nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy: high-energy state

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β-state

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nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy: a medical application of NMR spectroscopy

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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy: general plot of NMR spectrum

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frequency vs absorption of energy

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nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy: standardizes plot of NMR spectra, measured in parts per million (ppm) of spectophotometer frequency

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chemical shift (δ)

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nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy: used to calibrate NMR, has a chemical shift of 0 ppm

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tetramethylsilane (TMS)

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nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy: to the left in a NMR spectrum, where higher chemical shifts are found

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downfield

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nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy: to the right on a NMR spectrum, where lower chemical shifts are found

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upfield