LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – CHEMISTRY
FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2012
CH 4809 – APPLICATIONS OF SPECTROSCOPY
Date : 18-04-2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
PART A
Answer all the questions 10×2=20
- State the fragmentation modes of benzene.
- Mention the characteristic peaks of an acid anhydride in IR spectra.
- What is transannular conjugation? Give an example.
- Why a polar solvent usually shifts π®π* transition to longer wavelength and
n®π* transition to shorter wavelength?
- Mention any two characteristic signals of primary alcohols in mass spectroscopy.
- What is the significance of spectral editing?
- Mention the conditions favorable for first-order coupling in NMR.
- Compare the coupling constants in NMR and ESR spectra.
- How does hydrogen bonding alter NQR frequencies?
- What is the influence of energy of gamma ray on f – factor?
PART B
Answer any eight questions 8×5=40
- Identify an acidic yellow compound which gave the following data:
- i) UV: 280 nm, emax = 6600
ii)IR : 3460 cm-1 (s), 3035 cm-1 (m), 1510 cm-1 (s), 1310 cm-1 (s), 740 cm-1 (s). The band at 3460 cm-1 does not shift even on diluting the sample.
iii) NMR : -2.1t (singlet) 1H and unsymmetrical pattern 2.61-2.75 t (4H).
- Deduce the structure of the compound having the molecular formula C5H10O2 giving effervescence with sodium bicarbonate. It shows the following mass spectral patter at m/e values: 102, 73, 60 (100% intensity), 57, 45 and 29.
- Suggest the structure of the liquid compound with the molecular formula C6H6O showing a violet colour with neutral FeCl3. The IR absorptions are at 3300 cm-1, 3040 cm-1, 1360 cm-1, 1220 cm-1 and 685 cm-1.
- Calculate Lmax for the following compounds:
- i) ii)
iii) iv)
- v)
- Identify the compound with molecular mass 120 which shows a UV peak at 268 nm (emax = 480).In IR spectrum absorption bands are found at 3067-2907 cm-1 (m), 1608 cm-1 (m), and 1473 cm-1 (m). The NMR spectrum shows absorptions at 3.21t (singlet) and 7.74t (singlet).
- Explain the IR absorption bands of aniline. The IR absorptions are at 3450 cm-1, 3026 cm-1, 1620, 1602, 1499 cm-1, 754, 696 cm-1, and 1306, 1257 cm-1.
- Sketch the 13C NMR of 2–butanone under i) broad band decoupling of 1H and ii) coupling of 1
- Highlight the coupling involved in the 1H NMR of 1 – nitro hexane.
- What is hyper fine splitting? Discuss the hyper fine splitting exhibited by high spin Mn2+
- How will you account for the trend, shown in the ionic character of the tetra chlorides of carbon group elements?
- The compound NaAuCl4.2H2O shows four NQR lines. One of the lines shows positive temperature dependence – Explain.
- Isomer shift measures principally the difference in valence s-orbital populations – Explain.
PART C
Answer any four questions 4×10 = 40
- An organic compound with the molecular mass 108 is not acidic in nature, but can be easily oxidized to a crystalline compound. In UV, it absorbs at 255 nm (emax =202). The IR spectrum shows absorptions at 3402 cm-1 (s,b), 3065 cm-1 (w), 2288 cm-1 (w), 1499 cm-1 (w), 1455 cm-1 (m). The signals in NMR are 2.74t singlet, 5.4t singlet and 6.10t The mass spectral pattern shows m/e values at 108, 106, 105, 77, 51 and 39.
- Explain the tetrahedral and octahedral complexes of Co2+ using Orgel energy diagram.
- An organic compound with molecular mass 160 absorbs at 210 nm (emax = 60) in the UV spectrum. In IR spectrum, absorption bands formed are at i) 2940-2855 cm-1 (m), ii) 1742 cm-1 (s), 1460 cm-1 (m), 1055 cm-1 (s), 1260 cm-1 (s). The following signals are formed in NMR spectrum i) 7.5 t singlet, ii) 8.71 t triplet, iii) 5.84 t Deduce the structure of the compound and suggest its mass spectral pattern.
- a) What is COSY? Explain with an example, the influence of a prochiral centre in COSY.
- b) An enolic proton is downfield compared to an alcoholic proton – explain.
- a) How will you account for the transitions, shown by the interaction of an electron with three equivalent protons?
b)35Cl NQR of hexachlorocyclopentadiene shows two lines in 2:1 intensity ratio. Arrive at the point group symmetry of the molecule.
- a) Define: Isomer shift and Quadru pole splitting. How are they exhibited by high spin Fe2+ and Fe3+
- b) How many NQR transitions are possible for 51V nucleus.