MU Chemistry 416
FS97
Literature on General Spectroscopy
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BOOKS
Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds.
Silverstein, R. M.; Webster, F. X.; 6. ed.;
Wiley & Sons 1997.
ISBN 0-471-13457-0.
The latest edition of a classic text. UV/Vis is no longer in this book
(!) as it is no longer used for identification (which is true). The
NMR sections are quite good and the discussion of the 2D-NMR is better
than anywhere else.
Introduction to Organic Spectroscopy.
J. B. Lambert, H. F. Shurwell, D. Lightner, R. Graham Cooks;
MacMillan Publishing Company; New York, New York,
1987.
ISBN 0-02-36730-1
This is probably the best book on the topic. Contains the best
UV/Vis section and does an excellent job on chiropical methods including
exciton chirality.
NEW!
Organic Structural Spectroscopy.
J. B. Lambert, H. F. Shurwell, D. A. Lightner, R. Graham Cooks;
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 07485
1998.
ISBN 0-13-258690-8
The successor to the preceeding book. Stronger and more complete in all
aspects. More extensive 1d- and 2d-NMR methods. Modern MS section.
many worked problems and an entire section of integrated problems.
Organic Structures from Spectra.
L. D. Field, S. Sternhall, J. R. Kalman, 2nd ed.;
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; New York, New York, 1995.
ISBN 0-471-95630-9 (cloth) or ISBN 0-471-95631-7 (paper).
A must have!! The very best way to learn the interpretation of spectra!
Close to 200 problems.
Organic Spectroscopy.
W. Kemp, 3rd ed.;
W. H. Freeman Company, New York, New York, 1991.
ISBN 0-7167-2226-7 (cloth) or ISBN 0-7167-2227-5 (paper).
An introduction to organic spectroscopy covering IR, NMR, UV/Vis and MS.
Chapter 6 contains problems (only 30 pages). I have not read this book
in any detail as yet but hope to do so in the near future. I think the
supplement 3 to NMR looks interesting. The basic UV/Vis section also has
appealing detail.
Introduction to Spectroscopy - A Guide for Students of Organic
Chemistry.
D. L. Pavia, G. M. Lampman, G. S. Kriz; 2nd ed.;
Saunders Golden Sunburst Series, harcourt Brace College Publishing,
New York, New York, 1996.
ISBN 0-03-058427-2.
An intermediate level text describing IR, NMR, UV and MS. Chapter 8 has
"Combined Structure Problems" and some worked examples are given. Chapter
9 describes a few advanced NMR techniques (ATP, homo- and
hetero-COSY). You might want to take a look but we are covering all
aspects in more detail with other books in Chemistry 416.
The Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds.
R. L. Shriner, C. K. F. Hermann, T. C. Morrill, D. Y. Curtin, R. C. Fuson,
7th ed.;
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, New York, 1997.
ISBN 0-471-59748-1
This book is a useful companion for every experimental organic chemist.
In chapter 6, the authors briefly describe the basics of MS, IR and NMR
and how these methods are employed in the identification of unknowns. A
few combination exercises are given. The strength of this book lies less
with spectrocopy and more with the identification by chemical methods and
via the measurement of physical properties.
Modern Spectroscopy.
J. M. Hollas, 2nd. ed.;
John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York, 1992.
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This is a more physically oriented text. Rotational, vibrational, and
electronic spectroscopy. The electronic spectroscopy is detailed and
contains two entire chapters on photoelectron spectroscopy and laser
spectroscopy (the next two things I will integrate into Chem 416 ... in
the new millenium ... may be).
Introduction to Quantum Chemistry.
C. E. Dykstra;
Prentice Hall, Eaglewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1994.
ISBN 0-13-701293-4 (paper).
An successful introduction to the quantum-mechanical theory of
vibrational-rotational spectroscopy, electronic structure theory, and NMR
theory.
REVIEWS & PAPERS
Why Do Spectral Lines Have a Linewidth?
V. B. E. Thompson
J. Chem. Educ. 1995, 72, 616-619.
Excellent short paper on the topic.
TABLES
Tables of Spectral Data for Structure Determination of Organic
Compounds.
Pretch, E.; Clerc, T.; Simon, W.; Seibl, J.
Springer-Verlag, 2nd ed., 1989.
A must have.