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From the following structures of monterpenes from essential oils. Which structure match the H NMR , IR and UV- vis

Please explain each and identify which structure was made

CH OH p-cymene geranial carvone citronellal t citronellol CH OH geraniol limonene menthone B-myrcene a-terpinene Figure 1 Structures of monoterpenes from essential oils
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Answer #1

Interpretation of spectrum

IR

3000-3100 cm-1 peaks for sp2 =C-H stretch

2850-2950 cm-1 peaks for aliphatic C-H stretch

1720 cm-1 for C=O stretch

1H NMR

1.7 ppm for CH3 protons

2.4 ppm for CH2 protons

4.8 ppm for CH2 next to olefin

6.8 ppm for CH of olefin

Possible monoterpene : carvone

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