Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Infrared
spectroscopy
(IR
spectroscopy
):
The study and applications of
infrared spectra
. Used mainly to determine the absence or presence of
functional groups
within a
molecule
.
Infrared spectrum
of 2-
butan
one
.
An
infrared spectrophotometer
.
Related terms:
Wavenumber
,
cm
-1
,
stretching frequency
,
bond vibration
,
bond stretch
,
symmetrical stretching mode
,
asymmetrical stretching mode
,
bending mode
,
five zone analysis
,
fingerprint region
,
mass spectrometry
,
NMR spectroscopy
,
x-ray crystallography
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