Organic structural spectroscopy /

Presently, the art of precise organic structural identification greatly depends on spectroscopic methods and techniques. This well-written book offers a detailed discussion and explanation of the most common and useful spectroscopic techniques for precise structure elucidation. It is designed as a one-semester textbook but could serve as a useful resource. Among the major spectroscopies covered are nuclear resonance (NMR), infrared (IR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS), Raman, mass, and chiroptical. The authors introduce each topic with a brief but thorough discussion of the spectroscopic principles involved in each technique, and then extend these principles to the details necessary for precise structure determination, from the assembly of collected spectroscopic data. Each chapter concludes with a set of problems related to the chapter topic. The book ends with an ample list of integrated problems as exercises of the principles developed in each chapter. Chapter bibliographies. A challenging and useful work, recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduates, faculty, and professionals. L. S. Smith; emeritus, Central State University (OH)