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Question 17.4.3: Give the characteristic absorption peaks of CH3COOH....

Give the characteristic absorption peaks of CH_3COOH.

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CH_3COOH spectrum will have the following characteristic peaks.

• Broad band at 3030–3040 \mathrm{cm}^{–1} due to hydrogen bonded O–H stretching of carboxylic acid.

• Band at 1720 \mathrm{cm}^{–1} due to carbonyl (C \xlongequal[]{} O) stretching of a saturated chain carboxylic acid.

• A band at 1280 \mathrm{cm}^{–1} due to C–O stretching of –COOH group.

• A band at about 940 \mathrm{cm}^{–1} due to O–H bending of –COOH group.

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