ASSIGNMENT on SPECTROSCOPY

CRITICAL THINKING
Date of submission- 2nd April, 2018.
1. Sun-tan protective creams protect our skins from
overexposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays. Esters of
glycerol and p-aminobenzoic acid can be used for it.
Explain the reason.
2. To increase the λmax of absorption in the electronic
spectrum which of the following can be used as
substituent in benzene?
a. –CH=CH2, b. –COCH3, c. -CH2COCH3, d. –CH2CH3, e. –
OH, vi. –N=NCH3
3. A ketone of molecular mass 110 has an absorption
band with λmax at 215 nm and ε at 10000. A solution of
it showed absorbance= 2.0 with a 1cm cell. Calculate
the concentration of the ketone in g/L.
4. Calculate λmax for the following compounds:
5. 2,3,4,5-Tetraphenyl-2,4-cyclopentadien-1-one shows
two absorption bands at λmax 343 and 512 nm. Assign
the transitions. *Also comment on ε values for each
transition.
* Selection rule allowed transitions show higher ε than forbidden ones.

6. CH3COCH3 shows two bands at 187 and 273 nm with

high and low intensities, respectively, in the UV-Vis
range of absorptions. However, none of these two
appear in the same for CH3CH2CH3. Rather the later
shows an intense band at nearly 130 nm. Assign each
transition.
7. 1. An air conditioning filter was contaminated by an
oily substance, which might have been a lubricating oil
(contains long chain alkanes) or a cooking oil (contains
mixture of triglyceride esters). The IR spectrum of the
contaminant showed strong absorption near 1730 cm-1.
Identify the contaminant.
8. Calculate frequency (in s-1) of stretching vibration of
a C-C bond. The force constant is 106 dynes cm-1.

Suggestions: Make it yourself. You may sit together to solve the

problems. If you study and understand spectroscopy, you can
answer all questions. So take it as a self-judgment. Good luck.