1. Predicting Ethyl Acetate Characteristic Bands
Undergraduate Chemistry StudentBackground
The student is characterizing an ester synthesis product and needs to verify expected NMR and IR signatures.
Problem
Determine diagnostic IR C=O and C–O bands along with ¹H NMR chemical shifts for an aliphatic ester.
How to use
Enter 'ester' and 'alkane' on separate lines in the groups field, keep conjugation off, and enable all spectral panels.
groups: "ester\nalkane", conjugated: false, aromaticPattern: "none", showIR: true, show1H: true, show13C: trueOutcome
Displays an IR C=O stretch at 1735–1750 cm⁻¹ with C–O bands, alongside ¹H NMR signals at 2.1 ppm and 4.1 ppm.