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Peer reviewedParnis, J. Mark; Thompson, Matthew G. K. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2004
An introductory undergraduate physical organic chemistry exercise that introduces the harmonic oscillator's use in vibrational spectroscopy is developed. The analysis and modeling exercise begins with the students calculating the stretching modes of common organic molecules with the help of the quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator (QMHO) model.
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, Models, Undergraduate Students
