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Organic Spectroscopy for Structure Determination

CSIR-NET Chemical Sciences revision note · 8 sections · about 584 words

Exam-focused revision notes on Organic Spectroscopy for Structure Determination for CSIR-NET Chemical Sciences, GATE Chemistry and IIT-JAM — the core concepts, the formulas worth memorising, the traps that cost marks, and a quick-recall table.

Start with the degree of unsaturation

Before touching a spectrum, compute how many rings plus π bonds the molecular formula demands. It constrains everything that follows.

What this note covers

  • 1Start with the degree of unsaturation
  • 2IR — which bonds are present (key stretches)
  • 31H NMR — how many, what type, who's next door
  • 413C NMR — the carbon skeleton
  • 5Mass spectrometry — molecular weight & fragments
  • 6Common traps students miss
  • 730-second recall — IR bands
  • 830-second recall — 1H NMR shifts

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