Mass Spectra Interpretation: ALDEHYDES
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ELECTRON IMPACT MASS SPECTROMETRY PRODUCED THE SPECTRA BELOW. MANY PEAKS ARE LABELLED TO AID INTERPRETATION: M/Z (RELATIVE ABUNDANCE). LOOK AT THE HINTS AND FOLLOW THE WEB REFERENCE LINK FOR HELP. YOU WILL NEED A PERIODIC TABLE, A TABLE OF COMMON ISOTOPES (WHICH YOU CAN FIND IN THE WEB REFERENCE), A CALCULATOR, AND SCRATCH PAPER TO WORK THIS QUIZ.
2 | For this same spectrum, choose the compound that the spectrum represents. | ||
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a) | butanal | ||
b) | propanal | ||
c) | 2-propenal | ||
d) | methoxy-ethene | ||
e) | ethanediol | ||
3. | Find the alkyl ion series in the spectra below. (Check the hint!) | ||
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a) | 15, 29, 43 | ||
b) | 29, 43, 57 | ||
c) | none | ||
4. | Find the alkyl LOSS ion series in the same spectra shown below. (Check the hint!) | ||
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a) | 15, 29, 43 | ||
b) | 29, 43, 57 | ||
c) | none | ||
5. | For this same spectrum, choose the compound that the spectrum represents. | ||
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a) | 2-propenal | ||
b) | 2-methyl propanal | ||
c) | pentanal | ||
d) | 2-oxo-propanal | ||
e) | butanal | ||
6. | Choose the compound that this spectrum represents. | ||
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a) | hexanal | ||
b) | 3-methyl butanal | ||
c) | pentanal | ||
d) | 2-methyl propanal | ||
e) | 2,2-dimethyl propanal | ||
7 | Choose the compound that this spectrum represents. | ||
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a) | 2-methyl propanal | ||
b) | butanal | ||
c) | 2-oxo-propanal | ||
d) | 2-propenal | ||
e) | pentanal | ||
8 | Choose the compound that this spectrum represents. | ||
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a) | 2,2-dimethyl propanal | ||
b) | hexanal | ||
c) | 2-oxo-propanal | ||
d) | 3-methyl-butanal | ||
e) | pentanal | ||