Hello! I am in OCHEM 2 and im trying to figure out what my unknown is. Based off my many tests, the unknown has multiple bonds and a boiling point of 39-41 degrees celsius. Attached is the IR and NMR. I think my unknown is 1-pentyne. The unknown I have has a very pungent smell. The molecular formula is not given as the unknown is not given. A list of 35 possible unknowns are given.
|
Name / Structure |
BP (°C) |
Name / Structure |
BP (°C) |
|
1- pentyne |
40.2 |
Methyl ethyl ketone |
79.64 |
|
3- Pentanol |
116 |
Methylene chloride |
39.6 |
|
Ethanol |
78.37 |
1-butanol |
117.7 |
|
Acetaldehyde |
20.2 |
Cyclohexane |
81 |
|
Ethanoic acid |
118.1 |
Acetone |
56.5 |
|
Isopropanol |
82.5 |
Benzoic acid |
249.2 |
|
Propanal |
48.8 |
Cyclohexene |
83 |
|
Butanal |
74.8 |
Chloroform |
61.2 |
|
2-butanone |
79.64 |
Ethyl benzene |
136 |
|
Cyclopentanone |
131 |
1-propanol |
97 |
|
T-butyl alcohol |
82 |
Hexane |
68 |
|
2-pentanone |
101 |
Adipic acid |
337.5 |
|
Methanol |
64.7 |
2-methyl-2-butanol |
102 |
|
Bromobenzene |
156 |
Carbon tetrachloride |
76.72 |
|
Methanoic acid |
100.8 |
1-octanol |
188 |
|
1-chlorobutane |
78.5 |
Toluene |
110.6 |
|
Phenylacetaldehyde |
195 |
Benzene |
80.1 |
|
Oxalic acid dihydrate |
108-109 |
1-pentanol |
138 |


Hello! I am in OCHEM 2 and im trying to figure out what my unknown is. Based off my many tests, the unknown has multiple bonds and a boiling point of 39-41 degrees celsius. Attached is the IR and NMR....