Experiment 1: Identification of Organic Compounds using UV-Vis and IR Spectroscopy

The purpose of this experiment is to provide you with an opportunity to implement the skills you
have gained from the first two chapters of the Analytical Chemistry for Engineers course. In this
experiment you will identify 12 compounds (A-L) using your knowledge of UV-Vis and IR
spectroscopy. The following are a list of possible compounds:
OH
OH

O
H2N

OH

NH2

Br

OH
O

OH

O
HO
O
O

HO
OH

The following information will be useful in identifying the compounds:

CrO3

PCC
A

B
CH2Cl2

+C

HCl
D

CH3Cl
G

KMnO4
H

FeCl3

C
H2SO4

+J

I
H2O

NaH
K
THF

OH
O

You are expected to go to the Analytical Laboratory and acquire the experimental procedure for
using the UV-Vis and IR Spectrometers and submit a copy of the procedure to your lecturer prior to
performing the experiments.
You must submit a lab report, which is composed of an abstract, introduction, theory, procedure,
results, discussion, conclusion and references to your lecturer one week after performing your
experiment.
In your results section you are expected to identify compounds A-L and, name them and justify your
identification using the information from the experiments and the following data:
Compound B

Compound E

Compound F:

UV-vis:

max = 289

IR:

1730 cm-1

UV-vis:

max = <210, 220 and 273

IR:

2950 and 1685 cm-1

UV-vis:

max = <220

IR:

3430 and 1592 cm-1

Compound G: UV-vis:
IR:
Compound H: UV-vis:

max = 178

log10 = 1.19

log10 = >3.2

log10 = 4.84

3037 and 1480 cm-1

max = 260

log10 = 243

IR:

3033, 1501 and 730 cm-1

Compound J:

IR:

956 cm-1

Compound L:

IR:

2900 and 1463 cm-1

log10 = >4, 3.86 and 2.86