Advanced Organic Chemistry: Infrared spectrum of iodoethane C2H5I CH3CH2I

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Introductory note on the infrared spectrum of iodoethane

Students and teachers please note my explanation of the infrared spectrum of iodoethane is designed for advanced, but pre-university, chemistry courses.

Based in the infrared spectrum diagram for iodoethane, only some of the most prominent peaks for particular bond vibrations are discussed, particularly if iodoethane has a functional group with a particular characteristic wavenumber peak.

The infrared spectrum of iodoethane is unique and the whole, or selected wavenumbers, can be used to fingerprint its identity, sometimes analysing a mixture containing iodoethane or following its change of concentration in a reaction.

infrared spectrum of iodoethane C2H5I CH3CH2I wavenumbers cm-1 functional group detection fingerprint pattern identification of ethyl iodide doc brown's advanced organic chemistry revision notes 

Spectra obtained from a liquid film of iodoethane. The right-hand part of the of the infrared spectrum of iodoethane, wavenumbers ~1500 to 400 cm-1 is considered the fingerprint region for the identification of iodoethane and most organic compounds. It is due to a unique set of complex overlapping vibrations of the atoms of the molecule of iodoethane.

iodoethane, C2H5I, CH3CH2I, CH3-CH2-I

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Interpretation of the infrared spectrum of iodoethane

The most prominent infrared absorption lines of iodoethane

C-H stretching vibrations at wavenumbers ~2880 to 3080 cm-1.

C-H bending/deformation vibrations at wavenumbers ~1300 to 1500 cm-1.

C-C stretching vibrations peaking at wavenumbers ~1200 cm-1.

Characteristic groups of C-I vibrations at wavenumbers ~500 to 600 cm-1.

The absence of other specific functional group bands will show that a particular functional group is absent from the iodoethane molecular structure.


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