Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
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Author: Leroy G. Wade, Jan W. Simek
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.28SP
A solution was prepared using 0.0010 g of an unknown steroid (of molecular weight around 255) in 100 mL of ethanol. Some of this solution was placed in a 1-cm cell, and the UV spectrum was measured. This solution was found to have λmax=235nm, with A=0.74.
- a. Compute the value of the molar absorptivity at 235 nm.
- b. Which of the following compounds might give this spectrum?
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