IR When you obtain an IR spectrum, you must use the "save as" button to save your file to the server. Make sure that you choose a filename that will make it easy for you to find your data. Remember that 30 other people carried out the same reaction you did this week. They probably don't all have the same name that you do, though.
NMR When you obtain an NMR spectrum using the "Student Proton" or "Student Carbon" experiment, your spectrum will be converted to the same format used to view spectra in ChemServ. The files are now automatically saved to the proper directory. So you will be able to access them on ChemServ instantaneously.
Look for the blue line that looks like a step function above your spectrum. You'll need a ruler to measure how much that blue line "steps up" for each of the peaks that you're trying to compare. That's the integral for the signal which is below. Figure out the size for the smallest integral. Divide all the integrals by that length to normalize.
Remember that 30 other people did the same experiment that you did. So perhaps your name is a better title for your file than the name of your compound. If you want the name of the compound to show up on your spectrum, you can type it into the "sample ID" box. (That's what the woman inside the NMR is asking you to do when she makes you hit the go button before she'll run your spectrum.) You might want to erase your name from the box before you leave so the goober who comes after you won't save their spectrum with your name too, causing you to lose your file.
There are potential security risks involved with allowing a java applet to access resources belonging to your computer. You must give the applet permission before it can print, save files, or copy anything to your clipboard. SpectreView will not run without these permissions. The applet was written by Ian Kaster, who is a senior chemistry/computer science major at Centre. We trust him, and we think it's safe for you to do so also.
Your computer does not have java installed. You need to install java before you can access any spectra at ChemServ. You can download java (on campus, for Windows) or directly from sun at http://www.java.com (all platforms).
You have an old version of java installed on your computer. You need to upgrade to a newer version of java. You can download the latest version of java (on campus, for Windows) or directly from sun at http://www.java.com (all platforms).
Once a week, somebody moves the files into a subdirectory. If we didn't do this, the list of files would soon have hundreds of entries in it. Look in the folder labeled "old" and try the folders from the previous weeks.
We've updated to the main server, in order to provide off-campus access. Try accessing http://chemserv.centre.edu/ instead.
You're looking at http://www.chemserv.com, which is not Centre's ChemServ. Try accessing http://chemserv.centre.edu/ instead.
Send an email to Dr. Muzyka and describe what you see so that we can figure out what's going on and give you advice.