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Interpretation:
5-Cholestane-3-one is to be prepared from cholesterol. How IR spectroscopy could be used to predict whether the reaction was successful is to be stated. The differences that could be observed in the IR spectrum of the starting material and the product are to be given.
Concept introduction:
In IR, the alcohols have a strong C-O adsorption near 1050 cm-1 and a characteristic O-H stretching adsorption around 3300 to 3600cm-1. In hydrogen bonded alcohols this absorption occurs in the 3300cm-1 to 3400cm-1.
Aliphatic
To state:
The use of IR spectroscopy in predicting whether the reaction ‘Conversion of cholestane-3-one to cholesterol’ was successful or not.
To give:
The differences that could be observed in the IR spectrum of cholesterol and 5-cholestane-3-one.
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