CHM01 General Chemistry 1

2nd Semester SY 2017-2018

ATR FT-IR IMAGING OF PENTANE

Manguiam, Von Louie R.1, Mateo, Reiner-Ace, P.2
1
Teacher, Mapúa Senior High School Department, Mapúa University; 2Student (s), Res03/G215, Mapúa Senior High School Department, Mapúa University

ABSTRACT

The experiment is about Imaging of Pentane, and the use of FTIR on classifying and determining the functional group of
pentane. This research explains how valuable FTIR on determining substance of other compound or substance not just only
pentane. Pentane where the substance used in this experiment by the researchers by cause of this is what has been
assigned to them. Pentane is a substance that is liquid hydrocarbon of alkane sequence that is present in solvents that are
petroleum-based. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is a technique that analyze infrared spectrum of the
substance pentane. FTIR multi task on collecting data over wide range of spectral. Functional groups, this is a group of
atoms that are in charge for the reactions of a certain nor particular substance or compound. There are three steps that have
been used in doing this experiment, this are sanitizing the FTIR platform (metal plate) and cover to have a much focus
result, dropping the substance of pentane to the metal plate to be scanned and lastly is the analyzation of the result provided
by the FTIR from the liquid substance pentane. The results of this experiment where achieved by using the FTIR by the
cause of making the result or graph more easy and simple to analyze. The researchers was able to find the functional group
of pentane, and they are also able to contribute on this study by doing the experiment and having their desired outcome or
result.

Keywords: Pentane, FTIR, Analyze, Classify, Functional group

INTRODUCTION

Pentane is a volatile substance or liquid hydrocarbon of the FTIR can do and its potential on analysing substance or
alkane sequence, present in petroleum-based solvents. liquids such as pentane. The objective of this experiment is
Pentane is composed of some fuels and basically much to analyse the classification and frequency of Pentane
employed or used as specialty solvents in laboratories. according its functional group.
Functional group is about a group of atoms that are
responsible for the characteristics reactions of a certain or a MATERIALS AND METHODS
particular compound. Organic chemistry, which that means
a sub-discipline involves the scientific study of properties,
structure and reaction of organic materials and compounds. Sanitize
Last but not but not the least is the equipment used to
imaging the substance pentane known as the FTIR.
Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is a method
or a technique used to analyse the infrared spectrum of the
substance pentane. It separately collects and gather data
over a wide range of spectral.
Drop
Researchers where assigned to study the substance of
pentane and to also know the use and purpose of FTIR
Imaging. According to Petibois and Desbat “Imaging arrived
as an analytical tool for the biological sciences.” However,
after modernization and through time past it can be used
more in a more beneficial way, by also knowing the reason
of the technological development the use of FTIR can now Analyze
be used in image living bio-samples of apparent specific
crystals. The Researchers where to find out what can the

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Figure 1. Flow Chat

The first step or procedure the researchers did was

sanitizing, they first sanitize the FTIR platform and the
cover so that it would obtain in a absolute result. The
researchers make sure that they sanitize properly all the
materials to use because once it contains other substance it
may cause a failure on the graph that has been analyse.
They used kim wipes and and cotton balls as a wiper to the
still plate or platform and to the cover, by doing that they
add acetone to the materials that they used, for it to be
sanitized well and also to reduce the chance of containing
other substance that was used by the first researchers that
was first to do such experiment.

The second step is dropping, when the researchers already

finished sanitizing the materials or the FTIR they
immediately get the dropper and then fill it with a small
amount of pentane then they place one dropped of the
substance in the platform then they immediately cover it
Figure 2. Classification of Functional Group
with the metal cup by the cause of air substance that may
interfere with the result of the FTIR.
The result of the experiment is shown in figure 1 above, the
result that came out or that have been read by the FTIR
The Third and last step would be analysing, after they
was somehow a failure, by the sense that It only shows less
finished dropping the pentane and leaving the process to
number and above that it doesn’t have that kind of
FTIR, the FTIR shows and graph the result of the
movement or flow in the graph. It shows lows number of
substance pentane for the researcher to find out or know
frequency and or signals that used to identify which class of
where functional group it belongs. Basically the last step
bond it is located into. The result shows that the present
just shows the analysing of data gathered from pentane.
functional groups in pentane are single-bond (alkane) and
double-bond (alkene).
RESULTS
DISCUSSION

The FTIR was used to find the specified class of bond or

functional group or pentane. It was done by the researchers
to determine the classification according to functional group
and to also know the development on function of FTIR on
how it is used nowadays. The FTIR was used in Imaging of
pentane to know the classification of its bond and also the
structure of its substance.

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Figure 1. Graph of Substance Pentane The researchers accomplished their objective on this
experiment by classifying the liquid substance pentane
functional group by using the three steps shown in the
schematic diagram. The objective was achieved by the use

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of analysing the data shown by the FTIR. The experiment

became easier by the use of the FTIR because it simplified
the result on knowing the functional groups. The
researchers recommend this study for further analysis or
experiment for deeper understandings and development of
this study.

REFERENCES

C. Petibois, B. Desbat (2010)Clinical application of FTIR

imaging: new reasons for hope, Retrieved from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20828847

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