This document discusses infrared spectroscopy, including:
- The wavelength ranges of near, mid, and far infrared radiation.
- Infrared spectroscopy is used to identify functional groups and determine which bonds are present in a molecule.
- Absorption occurs when the frequency of infrared radiation matches the frequency of vibrational and rotational transitions in a molecule.
- Molecular vibrations include stretching and bending modes.
- Factors that influence vibrational frequencies include hydrogen bonding, conjugation, and substituent effects.
- Instrumentation for infrared spectroscopy includes a source, monochromator, sample compartment, detector, and recorder. Common sources are Nernst glower sources that are heated electrically.