Organic Structures from Spectra

Preface ix

List of Tables xiii

List of Figures xv

1 Introduction 1

1.1 General Principles of Absorption Spectroscopy 1

1.2 Chromophores 2

1.3 Degree of Unsaturation 3

1.4 Connectivity 4

1.5 Sensitivity 4

1.6 Practical Considerations 5

2 Ultraviolet (UV) Spectroscopy 6

2.1 The Nature of Ultraviolet Spectro...