Instructor: Dr. Brian C. Smith
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Course Length: 8 hours
Why take this course?
- Discover a proven 12-step program for interpreting spectra successfully
- Learn to perform spectral comparisons (identities) properly
- Improve your interpretation skills by working problems in IR Spectral Interpretation Workshops
Course Outline
I. The Fundamentals of Infrared Interpretation
- A. The Properties of Light
- B. Molecular Vibrations
- C. The Meaning of Peak Positions, Heights, and Widths
- D. A Systematic Approach to Spectral Interpretation
- Dealing with Mixtures
- Performing Identities Properly
- A Systematic 12-Step Approach to Successful Infrared Interpretation
II. Functional Group Analysis of Hydrocarbons
- A. Alkanes: C-H Stretching and Bending Vibrations
- Straight Chain Alkanes
- Estimating Hydrocarbon Chain Length from IR Spectra
- B. Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Mono-Substituted Benzene Rings
- Distinguishing Ortho, Meta, and Para Isomers
III. Alcohols & Phenols
- A. Differentiating Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Alcohols
- B. Phenols
- C. Distinguishing Alcohols from Water
IV. The Carbonyl (C=O) Functional Group
- A. Intro. to Carbonyl Spectra
- B. Ketones
- C. Esters: The Rule of 3
- D. Summary
V. Introduction to the Infrared Spectra of Polymers
- A. Low and High Density Polyethylene
- B. Polypropylene
- C. Polystyrene
- D. Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
- E. Acrylates