Unit · year 3
CU-302 · Spectroscopy
Threads quantum · structure26 lectures6 results
Reading molecular structure from how matter absorbs and emits light.
PREREQUISITES
Lectures
| L01 | Light–Matter Interaction and the Spectrum — |
| L02 | Absorption, Emission, and Selection Rules — |
| L03 | Transmittance and Absorbance |
| L04 | The Beer–Lambert Law |
| L05 | Deviations from Beer–Lambert |
| L06 | Quantitative Analysis by Absorbance |
| L07 | Rotational Energy Levels |
| L08 | Microwave Spectra and Bond Lengths |
| L09 | Selection Rules for Rotation |
| L10 | Vibrational Energy Levels |
| L11 | Infrared Spectroscopy |
| L12 | Group Frequencies and the Fingerprint Region |
| L13 | Normal Modes of Polyatomic Molecules |
| L14 | Raman Spectroscopy and Complementarity |
| L15 | Electronic Transitions |
| L16 | UV–Visible Spectroscopy and Chromophores |
| L17 | Conjugation and the Red Shift |
| L18 | Fluorescence and Phosphorescence |
| L19 | Nuclear Spin and the NMR Experiment |
| L20 | The Chemical Shift |
| L21 | Integration and Spin–Spin Coupling |
| L22 | ¹³C NMR and Two-Dimensional Methods |
| L23 | Mass Spectrometry: Ionisation and Analysis |
| L24 | Fragmentation Patterns |
| L25 | High-Resolution MS and Molecular Formula |
| L26 | Synthesis: Solving a Structure from Spectra |
Results in this unit
T-076
The Beer-Lambert law
Absorbance proportional to concentration and path length.
T-077
Rotational spectroscopy
Bond lengths from the rigid-rotor microwave spectrum.
T-078
Vibrational (IR) spectroscopy
The harmonic oscillator and vibrational selection rules.
T-079
NMR and the chemical shift
Reporting the nuclear environment through resonance.
T-080
UV-visible spectroscopy
Electronic transitions and chromophores.
T-081
Mass spectrometry
Molecular mass and structure from fragmentation.