Functional Group Identification
Functional group identification is the systematic determination of chemical functional groups present in organic molecules using spectroscopic, chemical, and structural data. Developed throughout the 20th century alongside spectroscopy and analytical chemistry, this methodology enables rapid structure elucidation by focusing on reactive moieties (alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, amines, etc.) rather than complete structure determination.
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- Clayden, J., Greeves, N., Warren, S., & Wothers, P. (2012). Organic Chemistry (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. · ISBN 978-0199270293
- Silverstein, R. M., Webster, F. X., Kiemle, D. J., & Bryce, D. L. (2014). Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds (8th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. · ISBN 978-0470616377
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