INTRODUCTION TO SPECTROSCOPY By Donald L. Pavia 4th Edition

This is the fourth edition of the book on spectroscopy written by Pavia and Lampman et al., intented for students of organic chemistry. This book can serve as a supplement for the typical organic chemistry lecture and it can also be used as a “stand-alone” textbook for an advanced undergraduate course in spectroscopic methods of structure determination or for a first-year graduate course in spectroscopy. 

This book is also a useful tool for students engaged in research. The authors aim not only to teach students to interpret spectra, but also to present basic theoretical concepts. As with the previous editions, the authors have tried to focus on the important aspects of each spectroscopic technique without dwelling excessively on theory or complex mathematical analyses.

With some extensions in different chapters, this book definitely is a must read item for undergraduate organic spectroscopy students. The book is composed of 10 chapters, problem sets, and appendices at the end.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.  Molecular Formulas and what can be learned from them

2.  Infrared Spectroscopy

3.  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Part 1; Basic Concepts)

4. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Part 2: Carbon-13 spectra, including heteronuclear coupling with other nuclei

5. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Part 3: Spin-Spin coupling)

6.  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Part 4: Other topics in one dimensional NMR)

7.  Ultraviolet Spectroscopy

8.  Mass Spectrometry

9.  Combined Structure Problems

10. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Part 5: Advanced NMR techniques)

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