Use a glass pipet to transfer the distillate to the IR plate
Sandwich plates together, rotate to distribute sample
Place IR plates in sample holder
Measure background spectrum! (w/ nothing in pathlength)
Insert sample holder into instrument
Measure the spectrum of the sample!
Label peaks using the computer software
Carefully wipe salt plates with salted acetone and return to the desiccator
Discuss:
Why is it important to use a solution of acetone saturated with salt to clean the IR plates?
Why is important to keep the IR plates in the desiccator?
Don't worry about reporting the literature wavenumber values for the starting material!
-Report only the observed wavenumber values for the starting material
- Report both the literature and observed wavenumber values for the products
Start by analyzing the observed IR spectrum of the starting material!