E-raamat: Linearly Polarized IR Spectroscopy: Theory and Applications for Structural Analysis

Kolev (organic chemistry, Plovdiv U., Bulgaria) and Ivanova (analytical chemistry, Sofia U., Bulgaria) offer the first book devoted to the theory and practical application of partially oriented colloidal systems in nematic liquid crystals for infrared spectroscopic and structural elucidation in an embedded chemical in the solid state. Their goal is to indicate the possibilities of new applications of the new orientation technique to characterize the structure of various compounds, particularly oriented compounds. They cover the background of linear-dichroic infrared spectroscopy, the background of the orientation method of colloid suspensions in a nematic host, the structural elucidation of inorganic compounds and glasses, the structural elucidation of organic compounds, and applications in pharmaceutical analysis and the chemistry of dyes. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

A technique that is useful in the study of pharmaceutical products and biological molecules, polarization IR spectroscopy has undergone continuous development since it first emerged almost 100 years ago. Capturing the state of the science as it exists today, Linearly Polarized IR Spectroscopy: Theory and Applications for Structural Analysis demonstrates how the technique can be properly utilized to obtain important information about the structure and spectral properties of oriented compounds.

The book starts with the theoretical basis of linear-dichroic infrared (IR-LD) spectroscopy and then moves on to examine the background of the orientation method of colloid suspensions in a nematic host. It explores the orientation procedure itself, experimental design, and mathematical tools for the interpretation of the IR spectroscopic patterns. Next, the authors describe the structural elucidation of inorganic and organic compounds and glasses. Finally, they discuss applications in pharmaceutical analysis and the chemistry of dyes. Filled with more than 140 illustrations along with a color insert, the book explains both the scope of the polarized IR spectroscopy method as well as its limitations.

A powerful source of information not only for specialists in IR spectroscopy, but also for those working in the field of structural analysis, this volume moves the field closer to developing an inherently classical method for the structural characterization of compounds.