249 TJL7IUTI0LET SPflCTKOSCOPX 1 Ultraviolet spectroscopy, the oldest physical method, employed in the analysis of chemical substances, was developed at the beginning of the 33th century and has become one of the important analytical tools for the structural analysis of synthetic and natural organic compounds. Besides this, it has provided valuable information about the allied structural parameters, 2 such as tautomsrisa, association of organic molecules, 3 4 dissociation of acids and bases, and reaction rates. A survey of early developments in the ultraviolet 6 spectroscopy has been given by Braude* This chapter gives a brief account of the basic principles underlying ultraviolet spectroscopy and its applications, with special reference to organic compounds, and also presents an account of its utilisation for the quantitative evaluation of terpenoids and their binary mixtures^ CHAPTER V
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TJL7IUTI0LET SPflCTKOSCOPX
1Ultraviolet spectroscopy, the oldest physical method,
employed in the analysis of chemical substances, was
developed at the beginning of the 33 th century and
has become one of the important analytical tools for
the structural analysis of synthetic and natural organic
compounds. Besides this, it has provided valuable
information about the allied structural parameters,2
such as tautomsrisa, association of organic molecules,3 4
dissociation of acids and bases, and reaction rates.
A survey of early developments in the ultraviolet6
spectroscopy has been given by Braude* This chapter
gives a brief account of the basic principles
underlying ultraviolet spectroscopy and its applications,
with special reference to organic compounds, and also
presents an account of its utilisation for the
quantitative evaluation of terpenoids and their
binary mixtures^
CHAPTER V
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Spectrophotometry deals with the measurement of
radiant energy transmitted by a system at a specific
wavelength* 411 the molecules of a system, possess
the property of absorbing electromagnetic radiations;
in the case of organic compounds, this property is
generally localised in some particular groups of
atoms, and therefore by measuring the amounts of
radiation absorbed by a molecule it is possible to
know some of its structural parameters* 4s a result
of the absorption of electromagnetic radiations by
the molecule, the electrons around the nuclei undergo
transition between the ground state and the excited
state* These transitions give rise to electronic
spectra; the transition of electrons from the ground
state of the molecule to its excited state produces
nabsorption spectrum*, while the transition of
electrons from the e&clted state of the molecule to
its ground state gives rise to "emission spectrum'*.
In the study of organic xoleeules absorption
spectroscopy is preferred to emission spectroscopy
because there are very little chances of decomposition
and molecular transformation In this method of
analysis* Emission spectroscopy can, on the other
hand, be used with those molecules which are 3table
to thermal and electrical excitations.
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The absorption of light la ultraviolet region
generally follows I*ambert-Beer law which is
mathematically expressed ass
lo cx » log — * & c b| ( 1)
where 4 is absorbance, IQ is the Intensity of
incident li#it» I is the Intensity of transmitted
iigfrt, c is the concentration of the solution*
b represents the thickness of the solution layer,
and £ represents the molar extinction coefficient.
In such cases where the molecular wei^it of a compound
is unknown, the intensity of absorption is expressed 1 cm*
as the value, which represents the absorbance
of a 1% solution of the substance in a 1*0 cm* cell,
this value Is related to the molar extinction
coefficient by the expressions
1 cm*2D £ * Ejg x mol* wt*, (2)
\ hen of a pare substance at the same wavelength
and in the saute solvent, in which it is determined in
the test substance, is known, the percentage of absorbing
substance in the test solution can be calculated from
the eolations
100 x e L 6®* (observed) * % of absorbing ________ lZ__________________ substance (3)
1 cm*(pure substance)
The theory and practice of ultraviolet spectroscopy6
i» fully established* the absorption of light in
ultraviolet region brings about the transition of
electrons from bonding orbitals to the anti-bonding
orbitals. In organic molecules the electrons from
CT-orbital, TT^-orbitalt and n-(non-bonding) orbital*
are promoted to cr -antibonding orbitals and *
H"f -antibonding orbitals, since n-»o?bitals do not
take part in Dond-formation , there are no anti«bonding
orbitals associated with them. The following types
of electronic transitions are involved In the
ultraviolet absorptions
Cf — * cf*t 0 —> & * * 0 — > rrf*. and n f— » rTT .
Since the O ' cr* transitions retire energy,
the saturated hydrocarbons do not absorb in ordinary
ultraviolet region. These and some other saturated
alcohols and ethers,which fail to absorb between
200 ap and 1000 ap, are therefore used as solvents
for spectral determinations. Those compounds which
contain non-bonding electrons on oxygen, nitrogen,
sulphur, or halogen atoms involve n — » <r* transitions
and absorb in ordinary ultraviolet region. Some
compounds do not show any absorption above 210 spi,
but there is usually some absorption in the shorter
wavelengths| the intensity of absorption goes on
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increasing continuously towards shorter wavelengths.
Such compounds are said to show end-ibsorption.
This is in part due to n — => cS * transition near 200 mp
and such molecules usually contain a lone pair of
electrons. The transition of electrons from nT-trf*
orbitals is associated with unsaturated centres in the
molecule, since these transitions require low energy,
molecules absorb at longer wavelengths. The olefinic
double bonds show at 160— 180 a^n
the absorption between 180— 190 aap is also caused
by * transitions , while n —> rf* transitions
exhibit the absorption at 275— 295
The absorption spectra of identical functional groups
in different molecules are always dictated by their
structural environment! the absorption spectra are
greatly Influenced by solvent— solute interactions,
association of molecules, dipole moments, and
conjugation* The isolated non-conjugated chroaophoric
groups exhibit absorption at almost the s*me
wavelengths in various molecules, but the pres m e of
two or more chrooophoric groups, particularly when
they are in conjugation with each other, shifts the
absorption band towards longer wavelengths.7
1,3-butadiene absorbs at 217 m , while 1 ,3 ,5-hexatrienea 8
shows A malf at 266 wfn9 Benzene gives two absorption
bands i one at 193 wp. and the other at 230— 270 Jftt*
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The introduction of substituent* on benzene (melons,10 11 12
such as alkyl, aisino, and phenolic groups, have a
marked influence on its absorption spectrum; alkyl13
groups and fused benzene rings shift the absorption
maxima of benzene towards longer wavelengths*
tlie carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones by
virtue of n —>cr* transitions show an absorption at
130— 160 ap. The unconjugated carbonyl groups
exhibit a weak band near 280 *§»! this band occurs due
to the presence of a lone pair of electrons on
carbonyl oxygen atom* on the other band* the14
semicarbazones, oximes, and 2s4 dinitrophenyl*15
hydrazones of carbonyls give a stronger absorption
band which is used for their structural investigation*
The aliphatic aside and diazogroups show two bands
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Hotes and References
1. Ultraviolet speetroscopy is based on the principleof the absorption of ii&it in the 200 to 800 aju region of the s-pectrum. The historicai background of the absorption spectroscopy ha& ueen given by lUyser, H .t ftjjadbugh (Leipzig)(1908) £ AndH.