Benzophenone Lab

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The purpose of this lab was to better understand how the vibrational frequencies of five different compounds were affected by the molecular shape as well as substitution. We were able to determine this using an IR spectrum of each compound as well as by predicting the vibration frequencies by using Gauss View. Furthermore, students were also able to demonstrate their skills in reading IR spectrums. For the first part of the lab, Michelle and I created the molecule benzophenone and determined the carbonyl stretch, which was 1770.10cm-1, and the C-H stretch which was at 3174.41cm-1. After predicting the stretches, we obtained the actual compound and ran an IR spectrum in order to observe the frequencies. However, the compound had to be placed in a bolt and tightened before the IR spectrum could be run. An infrared spectroscopy (IR spectroscopy) is based on …show more content…

Once our molecule was completed, we were able to begin the calculations portion. Once the calculations were completed, we were able to see how benzophenone was affected by the different vibrations that we had selected. After, observing benzophenone, we were able to determine the carbonyl stretch (which was at 1770.10cm-1) and the asymmetric C-H stretches at the carbon atoms nearest to the carbonyl (which was at 3174.41). Once this was completed, we moved on to the IR spectra portion of the lab. We first obtained potassium bromide and benzophenone. The benzophenone was grinded into powder and then added to the potassium bromide—and mixed. This mixture was then placed into a pellet press barrel with one of the bolts halfway up the chamber. The other bolt was then inserted and tightened by hand, later using wrenches to further tighten the bolt. Once the pellet was transparent, we were able to run it under the IR spectrum. The data was then shared with our

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