Question

IR spectrometry question

Answer 1

@nincompoop

Answer 2

Just use a table, I cant really find a good one

http://images.tutorvista.com/cms/images/38/functional-group-absorptions.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_spectroscopy_correlation_table

The peak at around 1700 is likely a carbonyl group (C=O)

I dont see a broad peak around 3000 that would indicate a hydroxide (you can tell because it is very very broad).

The peaks at around 3000 are likely just C-H stretches

Its not C because there are no strong peaks >3000, thus it rules out a primary amine

There is a strong weak peak at >3000 which indicates that it cannot be a tertiary amine, as it is a N-H stretch

So that leaves you with A or F

It is likely because the strong peak at 700 as well as the complicated peaks that show up in the finger print region (Area of 600 to around 1300)

So I would go with A

This site is pretty good for checking your answer
http://sdbs.db.aist.go.jp/sdbs/cgi-bin/direct_frame_top.cgi

also it is a great place to find reference spectrums

IR is pretty easy just use a table and label peaks, hopefully the process I provide you is useful