Many students struggle with identifying esters using IR and NMR — especially when multiple functional groups are possible.
In this problem, the key is understanding how ester formation occurs and how to recognize it using spectroscopy.
Focus on:
• IR peak for the ester carbonyl
• Absence of...
Hey guys!
Of you all who have taken the DAT, how often do IR/NMR spectroscopy problems show up? IR is pretty straight forward but NMR is kind of confusing and I don't really understand it. Any tips or links to helpful material would be appreciated!