What types of electronic transition are possible for acetaldehyde and diethyl ether?

Answer 1

n-pi*

Answer 2

For acetaldehyde, electronic transitions involve movement of electrons in the π- and n- orbitals, leading to transitions between different molecular orbitals. Diethyl ether can also undergo electronic transitions involving σ- and π- orbitals due to the presence of carbon-oxygen bonds and lone pair electrons on oxygen. Both molecules can exhibit transitions that involve excitation of both non-bonding and bonding electrons.