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This is an IR of malonic acid. From the graph please explain how you can tell its malonic acid using functional groups

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Malonic acid has 2 Carboxylic acid groups attached to CH2 group. COOHCH2COOH

And a broad Peak between 2500-2650 cm-1 corresponds to OH stretch and at 2980 corresponds to CH stretch and at 1490 for C-C stretch and at 1685 cm-1 corresponds to C=O stretch.

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