Introduction to Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy

Norman Colthup

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN: 9780121825522
• eBook ISBN: 9780323161602
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Chemistry
• Index: Chemistry

Introduction to Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy focuses on the theoretical and experimental aspects of infrared and Raman spectroscopy, with emphasis on detailed group frequency correlations and their vibrational origin. Topics covered include vibrational and rotational spectra, molecular symmetry, methyl and methylene groups, triple bonds and cumulated double bonds, and olefin groups. Aromatic and heteroaromatic rings are also considered, along with carbonyl compounds and molecular vibrations. This book is comprised of 14 chapters and begins with a discussion on the use of Raman and infrared spectroscopy to study the vibrational and rotational frequencies of molecules, paying particular attention to photon energy and degrees of freedom of molecular motion. The quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator and the anharmonic oscillator are described. The next chapter focuses on the experimental techniques and instrumentation needed to measure infrared absorption spectra and Raman spectra. Symmetry is then discussed from the standpoint of the spectroscopist. The following chapters explore the vibrational origin of group frequencies, with an emphasis on mechanical effects; spectra-structure correlations; and the spectra of compounds such as ethers, alcohols, and phenols. The final chapter demonstrates how the frequencies and forms of a nonlinear molecule's normal modes of vibration may be calculated mathematically. This monograph will be a useful resource for spectroscopists and physical scientists.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Introduction To Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• CHAPTER 1. VIBRATIONAL AND ROTATIONAL SPECTRA
• CHAPTER 2. EXPERIMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
• CHAPTER 3. MOLECULAR SYMMETRY
• CHAPTER 4. THE VIBRATIONAL ORIGIN OF GROUP FREQUENCIES
• CHAPTER 5. METHYL AND METHYLENE GROUPS
• CHAPTER 6. TRIPLE BONDS AND CUMULATED DOUBLE BONDS
• CHAPTER 7. OLEFIN GROUPS
• CHAPTER 8. AROMATIC AND HETEROAROMATIC RINGS
• CHAPTER 9. CARBONYL COMPOUNDS
• CHAPTER 10. ETHERS, ALCOHOLS, AND PHENOLS
• CHAPTER 11. AMINES, C=N, AND N = 0 COMPOUNDS
• CHAPTER 12. COMPOUNDS, CONTAINING BORON, SILICON, PHOSPHORUS, SULFUR, OR HALOGEN
• CHAPTER 13. MAJOR SPECTRA-STRUCTURE CORRELATIONS BY SPECTRAL REGIONS
• CHAPTER 14. THE THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS
• INDEX