aspirin. Identify the molecular ion peak and base peak based on the mass spectrum of aspirin. 2. Analyze the mass spectrum of aspirin. Identify the structure of the fragment ions for the three tallest peaks.   3. Assign the following M+ peak (molecular formula). Write down the C, H, O atoms (note: separated by a comma).  180 m/z  138 m/z  120 m/z  92 m/z

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1. Draw the molecular structure of aspirin. Identify the molecular ion peak and base peak based on the mass spectrum of aspirin.

2. Analyze the mass spectrum of aspirin. Identify the structure of the fragment ions for the three tallest peaks.  

3. Assign the following M+ peak (molecular formula). Write down the C, H, O atoms (note: separated by a comma). 

  1. 180 m/z 
  2. 138 m/z 
  3. 120 m/z 
  4. 92 m/z 
  5. 64 m/z 
  6. 43 m/z 
Aspirin
MASS SPECTRUM
100
80
60
40
20
0.0-
0.0
40
80
120
160
200
m/z
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Rel. Intensity
Transcribed Image Text:Aspirin MASS SPECTRUM 100 80 60 40 20 0.0- 0.0 40 80 120 160 200 m/z NIST Chemistry WebBook (https://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) Rel. Intensity
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