Spectra of an organic compound A are shown below. Compound A has empirical formula C2H4O. Using this information, the mass and infrared spectrum, deduce the molecular formula of A. A) 1,2-Dimethoxyethylene B) 1,4-Dioxane C) Butanoic acid D) Methyl propanoate E) 2-Butene-1,4-diol

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Spectra of an organic compound A are shown below. Compound A has empirical formula C2H4O. Using this information, the mass and infrared spectrum, deduce the molecular formula of A.

  • A) 1,2-Dimethoxyethylene
  • B) 1,4-Dioxane
  • C) Butanoic acid
  • D) Methyl propanoate
  • E) 2-Butene-1,4-diol
Mass spectrum of compound A
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Infra-red spectrum of compound A
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Transcribed Image Text:Mass spectrum of compound A 100- 80 60- 40- 20- 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 m/z Infra-red spectrum of compound A 100 Transmittance /% 50 4000 3000 2000 1500 1000 Wavenumber/em
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