Acknowledgements ix How to Use this Workbook 1 Preliminary Observations 2 Centres of Unsaturation 8 Exercises 1-100 10 Infrared Data 210 IR Frequencies: Display of Infrared Database by Frequency 210 IR Groups: Display of Infrared Database by Functional Group 216 1H NMR Data 221 General Tables of Functional Groups 221 Comparison of ´ of Alkyl Groups Bearing a Substituent in ± or ² Position 225 Alkyl Groups with an ± Substituent 226 Alkyl Groups with a ² Substituent 226 Tables of ´ for -CH2- Doubly Substituted in ± Position 227 Tables of ´ for Aromatics 229 Coupling Constants 230 13C NMR Data 233 General Ranges for CH3-, -CH2-, >CH-. . . 233 Chemical Shift Ranges for Functional Groups 234 Chemical Shift Estimations 234 Mass Spectrometry Data 240 Main Fragments Observed 240 Atomic Masses 242 Isotopic Abundances in % 243 Internet Resources 254 Glossary of Terms Used in the Exercises 255 Answers 257 Index 261