Comment · Wed, November 6, 2013 · Ceretropic
Adrafinil IR Spectra
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Sir_Entington · 11 points
Hello all. My school semester is coming to a close and I am tasked with designing an experiment for my instrumental chemistry course. I ordered adrafinil from CH 6-8 months ago and found it not to be too effective at the recommended dosage - in fact it made me feel slow and my memory was horrible. Upon ordering a small sample from ND, it gives me the effects I was looking for.
I am suspecting that the substance received from CH is not adrafinil. I do realize that a melting point determination or NMR would be excellent for qualitative analysis but I must use an IR spectrometer.
Is this even viable? I have had no luck with Google to find a spectrum to compare to so I would have to analyze one and then the other and compare to make a yes no decision.
Thanks!
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
You could FTIR both the CH and ND samples, then compare them. Or you could order a reference sample from Sigma Aldrich to compare it to.