In order to determine whether the desired product type was produced in the Grignard Reaction, you obtained an IR spectrum. The main peak that should have been absent was at approximately:

In order to determine whether the desired product type was produced in the Grignard Reaction, you obtained an IR spectrum. The main peak that should have been absent was at approximately: 





a. 2400‐2580 cm‐1
b. 3200‐3600 cm‐1
c. 1700‐1720 cm‐1
d. 3010‐3100 cm‐1
e. Fingerprint Region


Answer: c. 1700-1720 cm-1 (carbonyl is replaced with alcohol group in grignard)


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