Organic Spectroscopy

Organic Spectroscopy

William Kemp
Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

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Contents

Preface to the First Edition xiv

Preface to the Second Edition xvi
Preface to the Third Edition xviii
Acknowledgments xxi

1 Energy and the Electromagnetic Spectrum 1

1.1 Units 2
1.2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum 4
1.3 Absorption of Electromagnetic Radiation by Organic
Molecules 7

Supplement 1 11
15.1 Spectroscopy and Computers 11
15.2 Fourier Transforms-Frequency and Time 12
15.3 Spectroscopy and Chromatography-Hyphenated
Techniques 14
15.3 .1 Gas chromatography and spectroscopy 15
15.3.2 Liquid chromatography and spectroscopy 15

Further reading 16

2 Infrared Spectroscopy 19
2.1 Units of Frequency. Wavelength and Wavenumber 22
2.2 Molecular Vibrations 26
2.2.1 Calculation of vibrational frequencies 26
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2.2.2 Modes of vibration 27
2.2.3 Quantum restrictions 28
2.3 Factors Influencing Vibrational Frequencies 29
2.3.1 Vibrational coupling 29
2.3.2 Hydrogen bonding 31
2.3.3 Electronic effects 36
2.3.4 Bond angles 37
2.3.5 Field effects 38
2.4 Instrumentation-the Infrared Spectrometer-Dispersive and
Interferometric Instruments 39
2.4.1 Infrared sources 39
2.4.2 Monochromators 40
2.4.3 Detectors 41
2.4.4 Mode of operation---dispersive instruments-optical null and
ratio recording 42
2.4.5 Mode of operation-interferometric instruments-Fourier
Transform infrared spectroscopy 43
2.4.6 Calibration of the frequency scale 48
2.4 .7 Absorbance and transmittance scales 48
2.5 Sampling Techniques 50
2.5.1 Gases 50
2.5.2 Liquids 52
2.5.3 Solids 52
2.5.4 Solutions 53
2.6 Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy-Identity by
Fingerprinting 55
2.7 Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy-Identification of
Functional Groups 56
Correlation Charts 58
2.8 The Carbon Skeleton (Chart 1) 58
2.8.1 Aromatics (Chart l(i)) 59
2.8.2 Alkanes and alkyl groups (Chart l(ii)) 59
2.8.3 Alkenes (Chart l(iii)) 72
2.8.4 Alkynes (Chart l(iv)) 74
2.9 Carbonyl Compounds (Chart 2) 74
2.9.1 Aldehydes and ketones (including quinones) Chart 2(i)) 75
2.9.2 Esters and lactones (Chart 2(ii)) 75
2.9.3 Carboxylic acids and their salts (Chart 2(iii)) 77
2.9.4 Amino acids (Chart 2(iv)) 78
2.9.5 Carboxylic acid anhydrides (Chart 2(v)) 78
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2.9.6 Amides (primary and N-substituted) (Chart 2(vi)) 79
2.9.7 Acyl halides (Chart 2(vii)) 82
2.10 Hydroxy Compounds and Ethers (Chart 3) 82
2.10.1 Alcohols (Chart 3(i)) 82
2.lO.2 Carbohydrates (Chart 3(ii)) 82
2.10.3 Phenols (Chart 3(iii)) 82
2.10.4 Ethers (Chart 3(iv)) 83
2.11 Nitrogen Compounds (Chart 4) 83
2.11.1 Amines (Chart 4(i)) 83
2.11.2 Imines and aldehyde-ammonias (Chari 4(ii)) 86
2.11.3 Nitro compounds (Chart 4(iii)) 86
2.11.4 Nitriles and isonitriles (Chart 4(iv)) 86
2.12 Halogen Compounds (Chart 5) 86
2.13 Sulfur and Phosphorus Compounds (Chart 6) 86

Supplement 2 88
25.1 Quantitative Infrared Analysis 88
2S.1.1 Absorbance 88
2S.1.2 Slit widths 90
2S.1.3 Path lengths . 90
2S.1.4 Molar absorptivity 91
25.2 Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) and Multiple
Internal Reflectance (MIR) 92
25.3 Laser-Raman Spectroscopy 95
2S.3.1 The Raman effect 95
2S.3.2 Comparison of infrared and Raman spectra 96

Further Reading 98

3 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 101

Proton NMR Spectroscopy 104

3.1 The NMR Phenomenon 104
3.1.1 The spinning nucleus 104
3.1.2 The effect of an external magnetic field 104
3.1.3 Precessional motion 104
3.1.4 Precessional frequency 105
3.1.5 Energy transitions 106
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3.2 Theory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 106

3.3 Chemical Shift and its Measurement 109
3.3.1 Measurement of chemical shift-internal standards 110
3.3.2 Measurement of chemical shift-the NMR
spectrometer 111
3.3.3 Measurement of chemical shift-units used in NMR
spectroscopy 116
3.4 Factors Influencing Chemical Shift 119
3.4.1 Electronegativity-shielding and deshielding 119
3.4.2 van der Waals deshielding 122
3.4.3 Anisotropic effects 122
3.5 Correlation Data for Proton NMR Spectra 127
3.5.1 Use of correlation tables 127
3.5.2 Influence of restricted rotation 130
3.6 Solvents Used in NMR 131
3.6.1 Choice of solvent for proton NMR spectra 131
3.6.2 Solvent shifts---concentration and temperature
effects-hydrogen bonding 132
3.7 Integrals in Proton NMR Spectra 134
3.8 Spin-Spin Coupling-Spin-Spin Splitting 135
3.8.1 The splitting of NMR signals in proton NMR spectra 135
3.8.2 Theory of spin-spin splitting 137
3.8.3 Magnitude of the coupling---coupling constants , J 141
3.8.4 More complex spin-spin splitting systems 142
3.8.5 Chemical and magnetic equivalence in NMR 148
3.8.6 Proton-exchange reactions 150
3.9 Factors Influencing the Coupling Constant , J 152
3.9.1 General features 152
3.9.2 Factors influencing geminal coupling 153
3.9.3 Factors influencing vicinal coupling 154
3.9.4 Heteronuclear coupling 155
3.9.5 Deuterium exchange 157
3.10 Non-first-order Spectra 158
3.11 Simplification of Complex Proton NMR Spectra 165
3.11.1 Increased field strength 165
3.11.2 Spin decoupling or double resonance (double irradiation) 165
3.11.3 Lanthanide shift reagents---chemical shift reagents 169
3.12 Tables of Data for Proton NMR 171
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Carbon-13 NMR Spectroscopy 177

3.13 Natural Abundance 13C NMR Spectra 177
3.13.1 Resolution 177
3.13 .2 Multiplicity 177
3.13 .3 IH Decoupling-noise decoupling-broad band decoupling 177
3.13.4 Deuterium coupling 179
3.13 .5 NOE signal enhancement 179
3.13.6 Quantitative measurement of line intensities 180
3.13 .7 Off-resonance proton decoupling 180
3.14 Structural Applications of 13C NMR 181
3.15 Correlation Data for l3C NMR Spectra 182
3.15.1 Use of the correlation tables 184
3.16 Tables of Data for l3C NMR Spectra 193

Supplement 3 202
35.1 Spin-Spin Coupling and Double Irradiation-More Advanced
Theory 202
3S.1.1 Electron-coupled interact ions through bonds 203
3S.1.2 Energy levels-the sign of J 205
3S.1.3 Internuclear double resonance (INDOR) and selective popu-
lation inversion (SPI) 208
3S.1.4 Nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) 212
35.2 Variable-temperature NMR 214
3S.2.1 The variable-temperature probe 214
3S.2.2 Appl icat ions 214
35.3 Multipulse Techniques in NMR-Nett Magnetization
Vectors and Rotating Frames 215
3S.3.1 CH3, CH2 and CH sub-spectra-spectrum editing-DEPT
spectra 219
3S.3.2 Gated decoupling and the nuclear Overhauser effect 223
3S.3.3 2D NMR-shift correlation spectra-COSY 224
3S.3.4 Magnetic Resonance Imag ing (MRI) 227
35.4 Chemically Induced Dynam ic Nuclear Polarization
(CIDNP) 229
35.5 19F and 31p NMR 230
3S.5,1 1sF NMR 230
3S.5.2 31p NMR 232
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35.6 14N, 15N and 17 0 NMR 233

3S.6.1 15N NMR 234
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3S.6.2 0 NMR 235
35.7 Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy (ESR) 236
3S.7.1 Derivative curves 236
3S.7.2 9 values 237
3S.7.3 Hyperfine splitting 238

Further Reading 240

4 Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy 243

4.1 Colour and Light Absorption-the Chromophore Concept 245
4.2 Theory of Electronic Spectroscopy 249
4.2.1 Orbitals involved in electronic transitions 249
4.2 .2 Laws of light absorption-Beer's and Lambert's laws 251
4.2.3 Conventions 252
4.3 Instrumentation and Sampling 253
4.3 .1 The ultraviolet-visible spectrometer-dispersive, photodiode ar-
ray and Fourier Transform Instruments 253
4.3.2 Sample and reference cells 256
4.3.3 Solvents and solutions 256
4.3.4 Vacuum ultraviolet 258
4.4 Solvent Effects 258
4.5 Applications of Electronic Spectroscopy-Conjugated Dienes,
Trienes and Polyenes 259
4.6 Applications of Electronic Spectroscopy-Conjugated Poly-ynes
and Eneynes 261
4.7 Applications of Electronic Spectroscopy-c-op-Unsaturated
Carbonyl Compounds 261
4.8 Applications of Electronic Spectroscopy-Benzene and its Substi-
tution Derivatives 263
4.9 Applications of Electronic Spectroscopy-Aromatic Hydrocarbons
other than Benzene 264
4.10 Applications of Electronic Spectroscopy-Heterocyclic
Systems 267
4.11 Stereochemical Factors in Electronic Spectroscopy 268
4.11 .1 Biphenyls and binaphthyls 268
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4.11.2 cis and trans isomers 268
4.11.3 Angular distortion and cross-conjugation. Steric inhibition of
resonance 269

Supplement 4 269
45.1 Quantitative Electronic Spectroscopy 269
45.2 Fluorescence and Phosphorescence 271
45.3 Absorption Spectra of Charge-transfer Complexes 274
45.4 Symmetry Restrictions on the Allowedness of Electronic
Transitions 276
45.5 Optical Rotatory Dispersion and Circular Dichroism 277
45.5.1 Definitions and nomenclature 277
45.5 .2 Cotton effect and stereochemistry 278
45.5 .3 The octant rule 279
45.6 Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) 280

Further Reading 282

5 Mass Spectrometry 285

5.1 Basic Principles 286
5.2 Instrumentation-the Mass Spectrometer 288
5.2 .1 Sample insertion-inlet systems 288
5.2.2 Ion production in the ionization chamber 289
5.2.3 Separation of the ions in the analyzer 290
5.2.4 The detector-recorder 292
5.2.5 Data handling 292
5.3 Isotope Abundances 293
5.4 The Molecular Ion 295
5.4 .1 Structure of the molecular ion 295
5.4 .2 Recognition of the molecular ion 297
5.4.3 Molecular formula from the molecular ion 298
5.5 Metastable Ions 299
5.5.1 The nature of metastable ions 299
5.5 .2 Ion tube regions 300
5.5 .3 Calculation of metastable ion m/z values 301
5.5.4 Significance of metastable ions 303
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5.6 Fragmentation Processes 303

5.6.1 Representation of fragment ation processes 303
5.6.2 Basic fragmentation types and rules 304
5.6.3 Factors influencing fragmentations 306
5.7 Fragmentations Associated with Functional Groups 307
5.7.1 Alkanes and alkane group s 308
5.7.2 Cycloalkanes 309
5.7.3 Alkenes and alkene groups 310
5.7.4 Cycloalkenes 311
5.7 .5 Alkynes 311
5.7.6 Aromatic hydrocarbon groups 311
5.7.7 Halide s 314
5.7.8 Alcohols 315
5.7.9 Phenols 317
5.7.10 Ethers, acetals and ketals 318
5.7 .11 Carbonyl compounds generall y 320
5.7.12 Aldehydes 321
5.7.13 Ketones and quinones 321
5.7.14 Carboxylic acids 322
5.7.15 Esters 322
5.7 .16 Amides 323
5.7:17 Anhydrides 323
5.7.18 Acid chlorides 323
5.7.19 Nitriles 324
5.7.20 Nitro compounds 324
5.7.21 Amines and nitrogen heterocycles 324
5.7.22 Sulfur compounds 325

Supplement 5 325
55.1 Alternatives to Electron-impact Ionization 325
5S.1 .1 Chemical ionization 325
5S.1.2 Field ionization and field desorption 326
5S.1 .3 Desorption by lasers, plasmas, ions and atoms-LD and
LIMA, PO, SIMS and FAB 327
55.2 Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MSl and
High-performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrome-
try (HPLC-MSl 328
55.3 Isotope Substitution in Mass Spectrometry-Isotope
Ratios 331
55.4 Derivatization of Functional Groups 333
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55.5 Alternatives to Magnetic/Electrostatic Focusing-Time-of-
flight, Quadrupole, Ion Cyclotron, FTICR and Tandem Mass
Spectrometers 335

Further Reading 339

6 Spectroscopy Problems 343

6.1 Infrared Spectroscopy Problems 344
6.2 NMR Spectroscopy Problems 347
6.3 Electronic Spectroscopy Problems 351
6.4 Mass Spectrometry Problems 352
6.5 Conjoint IR-UVIVIS-NMR-Mass Spectrometry Problems 353
6.6 Solutions to Problems 363
6.6.1 Infrared spectroscopy problems 363
6.6 .2 NMR spectroscopy problems 370
6.6 .3 Electronic spectroscopy problems 374
6.6.4 Mass spectrometry problems 374
6.6.5 Conj oint spectroscopic problems 375
6.7 Answers to Self-assessment Exercises Distributed throughout the
Book 375

Appendix I Useful Dat a-Correlation Tables and Ch arts 381

Appendix 2 Acronyms in Spectroscopy 382
Index 384
Preface
to the First Edition

This book is an introduction to the application of spectroscopic techniques

in organic chemistry . As an introduction it presupposes very little
foreknowledge in the reader and begins at a level suitable for the early
student. Each chapter is largely self-contained, beginning with a basic
presentation of the technique and developing later to a more rigorous
treatment. A supplement to each of the principal chapters covers recent
and recondite areas of the main fields, so that the book will also serve to
refresh and update the postgraduate student's knowledge. Sufficient
correlation data are given to satisfy the average industrial or academic user
of organic spectroscopic techniques, and these tables and charts constitute
a useful reference source for such material.
SI units are used throughout, including such temporarily unfamiliar
expressions as relative atomic mass and relative molecular mass. A major
break with the British conventions in organic nomenclature has also been
made in favor of the American system (thus, I-butanol rather than
butan-l-ol) . This step is taken both in recognition of the vast amount of
chemical literature that follows American rules (including the UKCIS
computer printouts) and in the expectation that these conventions will in
due course be adopted for use by more and more British journals and
books.
Chapter 1 takes a perspective look at the electromagnetic spectrum , and
introduces the unifying relationship between energy and the main absorp-
tion techniques.
The next four chapters deal with the four mainstream spectroscopic
methods-methods which together have completely altered the face of
organic chemistry in little over a decade and a half. Most students will use
infrared spectroscopy first (chapter 2), and nuclear magnetic resonance
spectroscopy will follow (chapter 3). Electronic spectroscopy is more
limited in scope (Chapter 4), and mass spectroscopy (chapter 5) is the most
recent and, in general, the most expensive . Chapter 6 provides both
 PR E F A C E TO T HE F I RST E D IT IO N XV

worked and problem examples in the applicatio n of th ese techniques, both

singly and conjointly.
The e mphas is throughout has be en un ashamedly 'o rga nic', but interpre-
tative th eory has been included even where controversy exists : the th eory
of nucle ar magnetic re son ance is particul arly satisfying a nd logical when
treated se miempirically, but infrared th eory is often conflicting in its
predictions, ma ss spectroscopy theory is often speculative and electronic
theory can be very mathem atic al. Th ese strengths and weaknesses are
e mphas ized throughout.
Students of chemistry, biochemistry o r pharmacy at university o r college
will hop efull y find th e book easy to read and und erstand: th e examples
chosen for illustr at ion are all simple org anic compounds, and chapt er 6
includes pro blem s at an eq ua lly introductor y level (so th at stude nts ca n
succeed in problem-solving! ). It is likel y th at the chapt er suppleme nts will
be studied by students at honours chemistry degree or postgradu at e level,
and on the whole this is reflected in de gree of complexity.
Th e author is reluctant to admit it , but he graduated at a time when no
spectrosco pic technique (other than X-r ay crystallography) was taught in
th e undergraduate curriculum. He hop es that his own need to learn ha s
given him a sympathe tic insight int o th ose dark areas th at stude nts find
difficult to und er stand , and th at th e tre atm ent accorded th em in this book
reflects their tr avail. His ow n colle agues have been of imm en se suppo rt,
and did not laugh when he sat down to play. He than ks them all for it.

Heriot- Watt University , Edinburgh , January 1975 WILLI AM K EM P

Preface
to the Second Edition

When first produced, this book tapped into a floodstream of progress in

the application of spectroscopy to organic chemistry, and the unabated
flow of developments has made a second edition necessary and timely .
The developments have not been entirely spectroscopic per se, but have
been associated with the considerable reduction in the cost of computers,
so that new spectroscopic information can be elicited, and the data then
man ipulated in new ways, too. This is equally true in the parallel working
of spectroscopy with chromatography, and a new section is devoted to
outlining this successful marriage .
A major area of expansion is in the coverage of nuclear magnetic
resonance, where carbon-13 NMR is now given equal prominence with
proton NMR, although the theory is developed around a protocentric
Weltanschauung . New tables of data, new worked examples and more
problem examples (with answers) give a student-oriented coverage of all
interpretative applications of NMR .
Pulsed Fourier Transform methods make it possible to observe NMR
from even the most unfavorable of magnetic nuclei, and multinuclear
spectrometers are now less expensive and esoteric than before-a brief
look at nitrogen-If and oxygen-17 NMR is included in deference to their
importance to organic chemists. Time and money are still needed to record
NMR from these nuclei, but the interpretation of the spectra is no more
difficult than for carbon-13 (and usually much simpler than for the proton) ;
the book emphasizes these simplicities .
Infrared spectroscopy has undergone a renaissance with the advent of
extremely sensitive Fourier Transform instruments, but although the
spectra can be obtained from small (and very unusual) samples, the
structural application of the method is not much different from before.
New techniques and devices have appeared in ultraviolet spectroscopy
and in mass spectroscopy and these are introduced as part of the updating
of the text.
 PREFACE TO THE S ECOND EDITION xvii
Two changes in units have been agreed internationally, and in accor-
dance with new recommendations chemical shift in NMR is now quoted as,
for example , 8 7.3 (and not 7.3 8), and mass-to-charge ratios in MS are
quoted in units of mlz (and not mle).
Throughout these alterations and expansions the character of the book
has survived , particularly in the use of simple examples to illustrate
sophisticated science . Hopefully they will enhance its usefulness not only
for reference but also in learning.

Heriot- Watt University, Edinburgh , 1986 W .K.

Preface
to the Third Edition

Since the publication of the second edition, the rate of change in the se
various fields of spectroscopy has maintained its pace. Some of the
developments have been in instrumentation rather than in the exploitation
of new spectroscopic phenomena, but this has led to the ready availability
of spectra which were regarded, only a few years ago, as in the exotic class.
As a consequence of these advances, we are witnessing changes in the
emphases which the organic spectroscopist places on particular techniques:
his time will be spent more with the carbon-IS and proton NMR spectra
than with the infrared and ultraviolet.
The publication of a third edition has been centered around three main
themes. The first change acknowledges a need to minimize discussion of
obsolete instruments or techniques, and many more details of spectro-
meter operation have been added; Fourier Transforms and computers are
no longer optional extras in the spectroscopy laboratory.
The second change is in the introduction of almost one hundred new
student exercises throughout the book, in the form of both worked
'examples' (showing the working of a model problem, with a model answer
to the question) and problem 'exercises' for the student to practice, having
seen the method demonstrated in the model ; answers to all of these
self-assessment exercises are given at the back of the book . Several more
difficult problems have also been added .
The third and major change is to the chapter on nuclear magnetic
resonance, which has been considerably extended to take cognizance of its
position as the preeminent method for structural determination in organic
chemistry . This has been done mainly through the use of the Supplements,
so that the beginning student can still come to grips with the simpler ideas
of NMR and thereafter, at his or her own developing pace , tackle the
conceptual complexities of rotating frames, pulse angles, and the like.
For students coming fresh to spectroscopy, it is difficult to anticipate
how each of the methods can help in deducing the structure of an organic
compound, and so an extended introduction in chapter I sets out a
 PREFACE TO TH E THIRD EDITION xix
comparison among them; even then, much of this will need to be reread
post hoc before any perspective can be gained . Progress in the develop-
ment of one technique may also downvalue a particular strength of
another; a clear example of this is in the way that NMR has stolen IR
thunder in the analysis of substitution patterns in benzene rings, identifica-
tion of alkyl groups (methyl, ethyl, isopropyl , tert-butyl), differentiation of
aldehydes from ketones from esters , and so on .
In infrared spectroscopy , relatively cheap Fourier Transform infrared
(FTIR) spectrometers have become more readily available and it is quite
probable that all new instruments designed by the major manufacturers
will be based on FTIR, although the dispersive instruments at present in
use throughout the world will expect to live on for a time yet. Because of
this important imminent change, the section on infrared instrumentation
has been completely rewritten, with FTIR spectroscopy brought out from
the Supplement to its proper place in equal prominence with dispersive
instrumentation . In addition to the principal advantages of FTIR instru-
ments (speed and sensitivity), the spectral data are digitized, allowing
many manipulations such as spectral subtraction : an example of this has
been included. To minimize the chore of having to skip back and forth
from text to spectrum, most of the infrared spectra are now annotated with
assignments for the bands.
Only one manufacturer is still producing a low-cost continuous wave
nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, all other instruments on the
market being FTNMR machines. Superconducting magnets are now able
to reach 14.1 T , corresponding to 600 MHz in proton frequency, and it is
projected that 700 MHz will be achievable-with a stable magnet-in a few
years' time . Unlike infrared spectra , where the spectrum will often look
the same whether it has been recorded on a grating or on an FTIR
instrument, proton NMR spectra from CW instruments exhibit 'ringing'
and therefore do not look the same as those from FTNMR machines (even
if the field strength is unchanged) . The older literature, and most of the
spectra catalogs, contain only CW spectra, whereas new spectra are
virtually always from the FTNMR mode , and one consequence of this for
the student is the necessity to recognize these differences: the interpreta-
tion of a spectrum from either mode (all other things being equal) poses
the same challenges. Thus, in this third edition, a few of the simple
first-order proton spectra shown in earlier editions at 60 MHz CW have
been retained, but most of the CW spectra have been replaced by FTNMR
spectra, from 80 MHz up to 600 MHz: the additional abilities of FT
instruments to record DEPT spectra and 2-D spectra are also exemplified.
It has been decided to follow IUPAC recommendations and to eliminate
almost completely the use of the terms 'high field' , ' low field ' , 'upfield' and
'downfield' from the book . The fact that almost all new NMR instruments
are FTNMR machines (in which the field strength is constant) means that it
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is in the interests of new students to refer exclusively to relative chemical

shift positions in the context of 'lower frequency' and 'higher frequency',
respectively, even though these terms may initially be unfamiliar to former
users . Discussion of techniques with outdated usefulness has been elimi-
nated (spin tickling) or severely curtailed (INDOR).
There have been few changes in the science of ultraviolet and visible
spectroscopy since the second edition, and in mass spectrometry the major
change of interest to the compass of this book has been the ubiquitous
availability of computerized data handling. This has been reflected in the
discussion of the subject : the importance of library searching as a means of
compound identification has also been given increased prominence. An
additional section deals with laser ionization, and its importance, particu-
larly in surface analysis.
The development of separation science (mainly chromatography) has
continued steadily in parallel with the development of spectroscopy, but
especially dynamic growth is taking place in those joint techniques in which
the separation of mixtures is coupled with spectroscopic analysis of the
separated constituents, as in supercritical fluid chromatography-mass
spectrometry (SFC-MS) or gas chromatography-Fourier Transform
infrared spectroscopy (GC-FTIR). The discussion of these so-called
hyphenated techniques has been extended in recognition of their impor-
tance and novelty, and their derived acronyms have been included in
Appendix 2, as a guide through the maze .
As must ever be the case, thanks are due to the many people who have
helped in this revision by supplying information or argument, but especial
thanks must go to my colleague Dr Alan Boyd for the amount of work
involved in rerunning so many of the NMR spectra (and in carrying out the
musical Fourier Transforms in chapter 1).

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, 1990 W.K.

Acknowledgments

The author wishes to place on record his grateful thanks to the many
people who supplied material , information , spectra and a share of their
valuable time ; comments critical and encouraging were received from
many colleagu es, and changes in this edition reflect these indications.
Th e book, in its third edition, is being jointly published for the first time
by W. H. Freeman, New York, and much advice has been accepted from
chemists in the USA to try and meet the needs of students there. Some
early help came from Dr Donna Wetzel, Rohm and Haas, Bristol,
Pennsylvania; Dr Daniel F. Church, Louisiana State University;
Dr William Closson, State University of New York; Dr John Gratzner,
Purdue University; and Dr Neil Schore, University of California. The
entire manuscript was read by Prof. George B. Clemans, of Bowling Green
State University, and Prof. Harold M. Bell, of Virginia Tech .: their many
suggestions for improvement have been incorporated wherever possible.
Gary Carl son , of W. H. Freeman, was responsible for inviting the whole
project to the USA, and for arranging its review by faculty on that side of
the Atlantic.
CHAPTER I. The portraits of Isaac Newton and Joseph Fourier at the
chapter head are reproduced with the permission, respectively , of The
Royal Society of Chemistry, London, England, and Librairie Larousse,
Paris , France. The music featured in figure 1.6 had Ailsa Boyd on clarinet,
lona Boyd on violin and the author on bagpipes: the recording and
subsequent Fourier Transformation were by Dr Alan Boyd, of Heriot-
Watt University.
CHAPT ER 2. The infrared spectra reproduced in this chapter were recorded
on a Perkin-Elmer Model 700 infrared spectrophotometer, with the
exceptions of figures 2.10 and 2.11, which were recorded, respectively, on
a Perkin-Elmer Modell720-X FTIR spectrometer (by Dr lain McEwan, of
Heriot-Watt University) and a Pye-Unicam Model SP3-100 instrument.
The photographs at the chapter head were supplied by Perkin-Elmer, and
show examples of the Models 1600 and 1700 series. The correlation charts
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on pages 60-71 are reproduced with permission from Qualitative Organic
Analysis, by W. Kemp , McGraw-Hill, Maidenhead (2nd edn , 1986).
CHAPTER 3: All of the NMR spectra and all of the spectra simulations
reproduced in this chapter were recorded by Dr Alan Boyd, with the
exceptions of the following . Figure 3.4 is reproduced from High Resolution
NMR Spectra Catalog, with the permission of the publishers, Varian
Associates, Palo Alto, California. The 360 MHz and 600 MHz proton
NMR spectra for menthol in figure 3.30 were recorded by Dr Ian Sadler, of
Edinburgh University. Figures 3.32 and 3.40 are reproduced from NMR
Quarterly , with permission of Perkin-Elmer, the publishers. The photo-
graphs at the chapter head were kindly supplied by Japanese Electronic
and Optical Laboratories, lEaL UK , London. Figures 3.36 , 3.37, 3.38,
3.41,3.42 ,3.43,3.44 and 3.45 are reproduced from NMR in Chemistry: A
Multinuclear Introduction, by W. Kemp , Macmillan, London (1986), with
permission . The MRI brain scan (Figure 3.49) was furnished by Bruker
Spectrospin, Karlsruhe, Germany.
CHAPTER 4. The photographs at the chapter head were supplied by
Perkin-Elmer, Beaconsfield, England. The chromascan in figure 4.3 is
reproduced with permission of Pye-Unicarn, Cambridge. Tables 4.5 and
4.6 are reproduced with permission from Qualitative Organic Analysis, by
W. Kemp, McGraw-Hill, Maidenhead (2nd edn, 1986).
CHAPTER 5. Figure 5.5 is reproduced with permission from Beynon, J . H.,
Mass Spectrometry and its Application to Organic Chemistry, Elsevier,
Amsterdam (1960). The photographs at the chapter head were supplied by
VG Analytical Ltd , Manchester, England, and figure 5.10 is reproduced
with permission from Bruker Spectrospin, Coventry .
CHAPTER 6. The proton NMR spectra reproduced in this chapter arc from
High Resolution NMR Spectra Catalog, with permission of the publishers,
Varian Associates, Palo Alto , California (except figure 6.9(a) , recorded on
a Bruker WM200 spectrometer). The infrared spectra were recorded on a
Perkin-Elmer Model 700 spectrometer, except figure 6.11 (recorded on a
Pye-Unicam Model SP3-100 instrument) .