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Help! Identifying a unknown aromatic ketone--we're stuck in a rut!
My 12th grade O'chem lab has been given an unknown organic compound. We have tested it and know the following:
BP-~214 degrees C
Soluble in H2SO4
Neutral compound
Aromatic ketone
No Nitrogen present
Physical description: very pale yellow liquid, smells like a very chemical version of Vic's Vapor Rub
We were also given an IR to analyze, which yielded very similar results to 2-decanone (which is what we thought it was until we found out it was aromatic). Now we have run out of ideas. I have sifted through close to 1000 IR specs, and all I know is what it is not. Major IR peaks are 3000-2900, 1700, 1500-1400, 1250.
I'm looking for suggestions as to further tests we can run, possible compounds that fit this description, anything. Thanks!
Homework Statement
My 12th grade O'chem lab has been given an unknown organic compound. We have tested it and know the following:
BP-~214 degrees C
Soluble in H2SO4
Neutral compound
Aromatic ketone
No Nitrogen present
Physical description: very pale yellow liquid, smells like a very chemical version of Vic's Vapor Rub
We were also given an IR to analyze, which yielded very similar results to 2-decanone (which is what we thought it was until we found out it was aromatic). Now we have run out of ideas. I have sifted through close to 1000 IR specs, and all I know is what it is not. Major IR peaks are 3000-2900, 1700, 1500-1400, 1250.
I'm looking for suggestions as to further tests we can run, possible compounds that fit this description, anything. Thanks!