Infrared Spectroscopy of Molecules

The present need-based book summarises important correlations about interpretation of structures-i.r. frequencies (both theoretical and experimental) out of a vast amount of data available in a number of excellent encyclopedic books. Chapter 2 deals with a short elementary introduction about the calculation methodology of Normal Co-ordinate Analysis. It will inducestudents to understand the theory behind assigning a particular band to a functional group or normal mode. Chapter 3 deals with the statistical correlations of the i.r.-frequency data with a number of examples not found in many other books. Well-known sources are like (i) Infrared Spectroscopy and Molecular Structure edited by M. David Elsevier Publications London 1963 and (ii) T. Comlay “Infrared Spectroscopy Allyn & Bacon Boston 1972. Chapter 4 consists of two parts. Part A contains (i) A short description of various spectroscopies with different optics used and (ii) method of recording their spectra including precautions to be used in the measurements. Part B deals with the approach to analyse the spectrum thus obtained with a number of examples. Chapters 5 contains more than 350 questions with answers for practice. The students are advised to independently solve the questions and look to answers only for confirmation. Appendix I liststhe i.r. band positions of functional groups. Appendix II gives character tables for different point groups. Both appendices are comprehensive.Contents1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Concepts of Vibrational SpectroscopyA Brief Overview 3. Group Frequency Concept and its Applications–General Review of Organic and Inorganic Compounds 4. Experimental Methods and Interpretation of IR Spectra of Some Molecules 5. Problems with Solutions Appendix IndexAbout the AuthorsProf. U.C. Agarwala completed his masters Degree from Allahabad University (1951) and Ph.D. degree from Boston University (1960) working in the group of Prof. C. L. W. Bakers. In 1959 he joined Nobel Laureate Prof. H. Taubes research group (Chicago University) on electron transferreactions.In 1960 he joined Prof. H. Thodes (F.R.S.) Group at the McMaster University Hamilton Canada on mass spectroscopy and isotope effects. He joined I.I.T. Kanpur (1963) Chemistry department and became Head of the Department in 1978. At I.I.T. Kanpur he started a number of courses a notable one of which was on Symmetry applied to chemistry for M.Sc. and Ph.D. students.He has supervised 31 Ph.D. students and published 250 original research papers in national and international journals. He is a fellow of INSA & also National Academy of Science India.Prof. H.L. Nigam has done M.Sc. (1946) and D.Phil. (1949) from the University of Allahabad working in the group of Prof. N.R. Dhar a Doyen of Chemistry. In 1956 he joined theRenaissance in Inorganic Chemistry group of Prof. R.S. Nyholm F.R.S. at the William Ramsay & Ralph Forster chemical laboratory of University College London and did his Ph.D. (London) degree in 1958. He joined the Allahabad University Chemistry Department in August 1947 where he became a Professor of Chemistry in 1977. He has supervised 24 Ph.D. students and has published 150 original research papers in national and international journals. During 1982–1989 he served as a Vice-Chancellor of A.P.S. university Rewa. He was Honorary Editor of Indian Journal of Chemistry (1981-89) and then he was elected President of the Indian Chemical Society (1990-91). His main interest in research lies in Coordination Chemistry. He is a fellow of Indian National Science Academy & also National Academy of Science India.Dr. (Mrs.) Sudha Agrawal after a brilliant academic career she has been teaching both at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the Department of Chemistry PPN College Kanpur arenowned Institute for learning. Her research interest lies in the study of curing and rheological behaviour of vinyl esters on which she has a number of publications in international journals. She has interest in emerging topics like Molecular Machines Green Chemistry on which she has attended several national seminars.