Explain why CHF,C1 (HCFC-22) has more IR absorption bands with a greater range of IR wavelengths absorbed, and absorbs IR much more efficiently on a per molecule basis, than CH4, the hydrocarbon from which it is derived.
IR spectra work on the principle of the study of rotation and transition induced in the molecule by absorption of infrared light.
The peaks in transmittance are given by interaction of a functional group with IR light.
Higher the net dipole moment of a molecule is, more absorption would occur and more pronounced peaks would be observed.
HCFC-22 (CHF2Cl) molecule is highly unsymmetrical and has high dipole moment than CH4 , that is why it covers a larger area of IR band and absorbs more efficiently.
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