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Infrared Spectroscopy
15. Analytical Techniques:IR, NMR, Mass Spect / Infrared Spectroscopy / Problem 6

An O—H bond, electronically similar to an O—D bond, has an equivalent spring constant value, k. Use the formula for infrared absorption frequency f given below: 

Where k is the spring constant, and μ is the reduced mass, to calculate the IR absorption frequency of an O—D bond. Use the O—H IR frequency value as 3300 cm1.

If you run an IR spectrum by dissolving the compound in a solvent with D2O as an impurity, state the functional group whose vibrational frequency can be present in the same region as the O—D stretch.

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