FUNCTIONS OF FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED FT/IR-4600 SPECTROMETER

Abstract

In organic chemistry, infrared (IS) spectroscopy is often used to identify functional groups present in a molecule. Each of the classes of organic compounds is distinguished by the presence of a characteristic functional group in the molecule. For example, all alcohols contain an O-H hydroxyl group attached to an sp3 hybridized carbon atom [1]. Alkenes have a carbon-carbon double bond (C=C), and ketones have a carbon-oxygen double bond (carbonyl group C=O).