Degree of Unsaturation
Degree of Unsaturation
There are many ways one can go about determining the structure of an unknown organic molecule. Although, nuclear
magnetic resonance (NMR) and infrared radiation (IR) are the primary ways of determining molecular structures,
calculating the degrees of unsaturation is useful information since knowing the degrees of unsaturation make it easier for
one to figure out the molecular structure; it helps one double-check the number of \(\pi\) bonds and/or cyclic rings.
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