A reaction was set up to convert an alcohol to a carbonyl. Samples of the reaction mixture were checked by infrared spectrometry every couple of minutes. Use the infrared spectra provided to determine if the reaction mixture contains: pure alcohol, a mixture of alcohol and carbonyl,

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Hector Kirby · Answer 1

look at peaks:

sharp peak at ~ 1700 = carbonyl

broad peak at ~ 3300 = alcohol

both = mixture