Infrared spectroscopy (IR) is based on the interaction of the
vibrational frequencies of individual (and groups of) bonds within a molecule
with the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The technique
is most useful for discerning which functional groups are present in a molecule.
Our instrument is a Fourier-Transform Thermo Electron IR 100, acquired in 2002
with funding from the National Science Foundation. It is equipped with an
Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) device, so that spectra may be measured
quickly from the pure sample, without making KBr pellets or Nujol mulls.
Christine Branch (l) measures the
infrared spectrum of her unknown solute
with the help of lab assistant Brittany Austin (r) in General Chemistry 110 lab.
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