IRTutor

Some simple instructions - you may use this page to run IR Tutor, but some of the links within the application are broken. Use the Navigation list below to move around within the program. Or you may download the "browser version" (which works offline) and desktop application (9MB ZIP) or just download the desktop application (5MB). Happy IR-ing!

Introduction

• INTRO01: Definition of Spectroscopy (this segment is still broken. Learn about Newton and Herschel elsewhere or download the desktop version above if you want to see this section).
• INTRO02: The Nature of Light (a review)
• INTRO03: Measurement of an Infrared Spectrum

Theory of IR Spectroscopy

• THEORY01: Classical Model of a Molecule
• THEORY02: Quantum Mechanical Model
• THEORY03: Normal Modes and Group Frequencies

Interpretation of Spectra

• INTERP01: Hexane
• INTERP02: Dimethylbutane
• INTERP03: Hexene
• INTERP04: Heptyne
• INTERP05: Heptylcyanide
• INTERP06: Toluene
• INTERP07: Hexanol
• INTERP08: Hexylamine
• INTERP09: Heptaldehyde
• INTERP010: 3-Heptanone
• INTERP011: Heptanoic Acid
• INTERP012: Ethyl Acetate
• INTERP013: Butyric anhydride