Please identify what type of unknown compound this is based on its IR. Is it a k

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Please identify what type of unknown compound this is based on its IR. Is it a ketone, carboxylic acid, phenol, primary amine, secondary amine, tertiary amine, alcohol, or ester. If you know what the actual name of the unknown is please show proof or explain and if not please identify what type it is. (Hint: It has an aromatic ring, the unknown is a light yellow liquid with a cherry smell, has no C=O, and it has an approximate boiling point of 182-199 degree celsius).

(If it is a secondary amine, please identify whether it is benzylmethylamine or n-methylaniline).

Peak Find Memory-18 80 60 20 -10 4000 2000 3000 Wavenumber [cm-1] [Result of Peak Picking No. Position Intensity No Position Intensity No. Position Intensity No. Position Intensity 3106.76 31.3548 2 3075.9 18.0631 3 2933.2 53,5798 4 2859.92 30.1418 2452.05 54.3117 6 1619.91 7.68211 7 1605.45 3.19572 8 1588.09 11.112 9 1478.17 1.73354 10 1414.53 38.8273 11 1316.18 3.20574. 12 1248,68 41.566 13 1174.44 25.7426 14 1107.9 6.78616 15 1094.4 20.7543 16 1069,33 8.36806 17 1021.12 2.9369 18 1003.77 46.5949 19 935.306 22.612 20 851.418 0.335307 21 793.564 0.216646 12 13 19 17 16 14 2021 1000 650

Explanation / Answer

The IR of the unknown compound shows the following peaks,

3106 cm-1 for sp2 =C-H stretch

2933 and 2859 cm-1 for sp3 -C-H stretch

2452 cm-1 for N-H stretch

1619 and 1605 cm-1 is for C=C stretch

1588 cm-1 peak for aromatic C=C stretch

the given compound could be benzylmethylamine

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