BRAINCAKEInfra Red Spectrum - 5
Infrared spectrum 5: following the oxidation of propan-1-ol
Infrared spectroscopy can show whether an oxidation has worked, and which product has formed, by looking for the O-H and C=O absorptions.
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Key terms in this lesson
- aldehyde
- An organic compound containing the -CHO group, in which a carbon-oxygen double bond lies at the end of the carbon chain.
- carboxylic acid
- An organic compound containing the -COOH functional group.
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