Q7(c). ESR of pyrazine
Predict the ESR peaks for pyrazine and give their intensity ratios.
Answer in brief
Neutral pyrazine is closed-shell and normally ESR-silent; for its radical anion, two equivalent ¹⁴N and four equivalent H can give 25 resolved lines.
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CoversESR spectroscopypyrazine radical anionhyperfine splitting2nI + 1 ruleintensity ratio
All parts of Question 7
- 7(a) Woodward–Fieser calculations10 marks
- 7(b) Tautomers and chromophores5 marks
- 7(c) ESR of pyrazine5 marks
- 7(d) Infrared distinctions10 marks
- 7(e) Lead tetraacetate cyclization of butanol10 marks