Infrared Spectroscopy: Fundamentals and Applications

✍ Scribed by Barbara H. Stuart

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 244
• Series: Analytical Techniques in the Sciences (AnTs) *
• Edition: illustrated edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The author perfectly achieved her goal for this book: to provide a concise introduction to infrared spectroscopy. It is certainly not a comprehensive treatment, but it will allow the reader to understand and use IR in the shortest possible amount of time.

After a brief (but necessary) discussion of the quantum mechanics and instrumentation of this field, interpretation of IR spectra is presented for basic organic, inorganic, and polymeric compounds. The exposition is very clear and the author presents some intermediate concepts in a very simple manner. Also included are interesting biological and industrial applications, although I did not read these chapters in detail.

The book is pedagogic, well organized, and contains enough answered problems to be used for self-study by undergraduates at any level.

✦ Table of Contents

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS......Page 3
Contents......Page 7
Series Preface......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols......Page 15
About the Author......Page 19
1 Introduction......Page 21
1.1 Electromagnetic Radiation......Page 22
1.2 Infrared Absorptions......Page 25
1.3 Normal Modes of Vibration......Page 26
1.4.1 Overtone and Combination Bands......Page 31
1.4.4 Vibration–Rotation Bands......Page 32
References......Page 33
2.1 Introduction......Page 35
2.2 Dispersive Infrared Spectrometers......Page 36
2.3.1 Michelson Interferometers......Page 38
2.3.2 Sources and Detectors......Page 39
2.3.3 Fourier-Transformation......Page 40
2.3.4 Moving Mirrors......Page 41
2.3.5 Signal-Averaging......Page 42
2.3.7 Computers......Page 43
2.3.8 Spectra......Page 44
2.4.1 Liquids and Solutions......Page 45
2.4.2 Solids......Page 48
2.4.3 Gases......Page 51
2.4.4 Pathlength Calibration......Page 52
2.5.1 Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroscopy......Page 53
2.5.2 Specular Reflectance Spectroscopy......Page 55
2.5.3 Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy......Page 56
2.5.4 Photoacoustic Spectroscopy......Page 57
2.6 Microsampling Methods......Page 58
2.7 Chromatography–Infrared Spectroscopy......Page 61
2.8 Thermal Analysis–Infrared Spectroscopy......Page 62
2.9 Other Techniques......Page 63
References......Page 64
3.1 Introduction......Page 65
3.2.1 Mid-Infrared Region......Page 66
3.2.2 Near-Infrared Region......Page 67
3.3 Identification......Page 68
3.4 Hydrogen Bonding......Page 69
3.5.2 Smoothing......Page 71
3.5.3 Difference Spectra......Page 72
3.5.4 Derivatives......Page 73
3.5.5 Deconvolution......Page 74
3.5.6 Curve-Fitting......Page 76
3.6 Concentration......Page 77
3.7.1 Analysis of Liquid Samples......Page 79
3.7.2 Analysis of Solid Samples......Page 82
3.8 Multi-Component Analysis......Page 83
3.9 Calibration Methods......Page 87
References......Page 90
4.2 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons......Page 91
4.3 Aromatic Compounds......Page 94
4.4.3 Aldehydes and Ketones......Page 96
4.4.4 Esters......Page 98
4.4.5 Carboxylic Acids and Anhydrides......Page 99
4.5.2 Amides......Page 100
4.6 Halogen-Containing Compounds......Page 102
4.9 Silicon Compounds......Page 103
4.10 Phosphorus Compounds......Page 104
4.11 Sulfur Compounds......Page 105
4.12 Near-Infrared Spectra......Page 106
4.13 Identification......Page 108
References......Page 113
5.1 Introduction......Page 115
5.2 General Considerations......Page 116
5.3 Normal Modes of Vibration......Page 118
5.4 Coordination Compounds......Page 122
5.5 Isomerism......Page 124
5.6 Metal Carbonyls......Page 125
5.8 Minerals......Page 127
References......Page 130
6.1 Introduction......Page 133
6.2 Identification......Page 134
6.3 Polymerization......Page 143
6.4 Structure......Page 144
6.5 Surfaces......Page 150
6.6 Degradation......Page 152
References......Page 155
7.1 Introduction......Page 157
7.2 Lipids......Page 158
7.3 Proteins and Peptides......Page 161
7.4 Nucleic Acids......Page 171
7.5 Disease Diagnosis......Page 172
7.6 Microbial Cells......Page 175
7.7 Plants......Page 178
7.8 Clinical Chemistry......Page 181
References......Page 183
8.1 Introduction......Page 187
8.2 Pharmaceutical Applications......Page 188
8.3 Food Science......Page 194
8.4 Agricultural Applications......Page 198
8.5 Pulp and Paper Industries......Page 199
8.6 Paint Industry......Page 200
8.7 Environmental Applications......Page 203
References......Page 205
Responses to Self-Assessment Questions......Page 207
Bibliography......Page 225
Glossary of Terms......Page 231
SI Units and Physical Constants......Page 235
Periodic Table......Page 239
Index......Page 241