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0.18 0.16 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 3000 2000 1000 Collection time: Thu

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Question

0.18 0.16 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 3000 2000 1000 Collection time: Thu Feb 15 15:31:19 20 Thu Feb 15 15:31:11 2018 (GMT-06:00) FIND PEAKS: Spectrum: Nesreen Srour Region: 4000.00 Absolute threshold: 0.078 Sensitivity: 50 Peak list Number of sample scans: 16 Number of background scans: 16 Resolution: 2.000 Sample gain: 1.0 Optical velocity: 0.4747 Aperture: 100.00 525.00 Position: 563.56 Intensity: 0.098 Position: 568.37 Intensity: 0.0988 Detector: DTGS KBr Position: 575.89 Intensity: 0.118 Position: 610.76 Intensity: 0.155 Position: 1002.97 Intensity: 0.149 Position: 1027.80 Intensity: 0.178 Position: 1258.71 Intensity: 0.129 Position: 1367.40 Intensity:0.0978 Position: 1383.01 Intensity:0.105 Position: 1471.22 Intensity:0.0799 Position: 1698.88 Intensity: 0.189 Position: 2969.10 Intensity:0.0847 0.118Beamsplitter KBr Source: IR

Explanation / Answer

A signature around 1715 cm-1 indicates presence of aliphatic ketone. It is absent here so it might be primary alcohol group is oxidized in this case.