pKa < pH
deprotonation
pKa > pH
protonation
epimers
differ in orientation at only one stereocenter
stereocenter configuration (S/R)
R = priority is clockwise
S = priotity is counterclockwise
fisher diagram (wedges/dashes)
gas chromatography
IR spectroscopy
identification of functional groups
IR O-H band
broad at 3300cm^-1
IR N-H band
sharp at 3300cm^-1
IR C=O band
sharp at 1750cm^-1
UV spectroscopy
compounds containing double bonds or heteroatoms with lone pairs that create conjugated systems
1H NMR
alkyl group H NMR
0 to 3ppm
alkynes H NMR
2 to 3ppm
alkenes H NMR
4.6 to 6ppm
aromatics H NMR
6 to 8.8ppm
aldehydes H NMR
9 to 10ppm
carboxylic acids H NMR
10.5 to 12ppm