Match the observed principal absorptions in the visible spectrum shown List – I with the bond show this… · ABC26OR0710

Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Organic Spectroscopy · Topic: Organic Spectroscopy – General · Exam: GATE 2000-2022 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

Match the observed principal absorptions in the visible spectrum shown List – I with the bond show this absorption in List – II List – I List – II (1) $\sigma \rightarrow \sigma^{*}$ (i) $\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{C}$ (2) $n \rightarrow \sigma^{*}$ (ii) $\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{O}$ (3) $n, \pi^{*}$ (iii) $\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{O}$ (4) $\pi, \pi^{*}$ (iv) $\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{C}$
(a)1 – (i), 2 – (ii), 3 – (iii), 4 – (iv)
(b)1 – (i), 2 – (iii), 3 – (ii), 4 – (iv)
(c)1 – (ii), 2 – (i), 3 – (iv), 4 – (iii)
(d)1 – (iv), 2 – (ii), 3 – (iii), 4 – (i)
Answer
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Explanation
σ→σ* belongs to C–C, n→σ* to C–O, n→π* to C=O and π→π* to C=C (a).

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