Magnetic Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy - Hardcover

Mason, W. Roy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470069783 ISBN 13: 9780470069783

Publisher: Wiley, 2007

Synopsis

The book is a technical guide for chemists and spectroscopists, and presents a concise description of magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectroscopy and how it has advanced the interpretation of molecular electronic spectra.

• Provides a practical guide to utilizing MCD spectroscopy for chemists starting in the field
• Written by an expert with over twenty years of experience in the field
• Helps the reader to visualize the optical spectroscopic effects presented by MCD measurements
• Includes practical considerations for experimental MCD measurements based on the author's experience
• Written as a general discussion of the subject matter, with illustrative examples provided and discussed in the case studies to show the breadth of application of MCD measurements.

About this title

About the Author

W. Roy Mason is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry in the Michael Faraday Laboratories of Northern Illinois University. His research focuses on electronic structure and spectra of heavy metal complexes; electronic and magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy; and symmetry and MO theory. Dr. Mason's original research findings have been published in such peer-reviewed journals as Inorganic Chemistry, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, and the Journal of Physical Chemistry.

From the Back Cover

A practical guide for using and fully leveraging MCD spectroscopy

This text introduces you to magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectroscopy and its use in the interpretation of molecular electronic spectra. The presentation enables you to clearly understand and visualize the optical spectroscopic effects presented by MCD measurements. In addition, the author highlights the added insights that experimental MCD spectra add to traditional absorption spectroscopy.

Following an introductory chapter, the text explores:

• Polarized light

• Theoretical framework and definition of MCD terms

• Measurement of MCD spectra

• Interpretation of MCD spectra

The author, with more than thirty years of experience in MCD spectroscopy, offers many practical considerations for experimental MCD measurements based on firsthand experience. Two chapters present more than forty selected case studies, including both diamagnetic and paramagnetic examples, which are presented in order to demonstrate the many uses of MCD measurements for the interpretation of electronic spectra in the vis-UV region and the formulation of electronic structure models.

Following the case examples is a chapter on vibrational and rotation-vibrational MCD in the IR and near IR region (MVCD) and MCD in the X-ray region (XMCD). The final chapter introduces magnetic linear dichroism (MLD) spectroscopy, an important related and complementary magneto-optical technique.

Focusing on how to use and fully leverage MCD spectroscopy, this text is recommended for all scientists who wish to understand this area of spectroscopy. The book's many case examples also make it ideal for graduate students studying spectroscopy, organometallic chemistry, nanotechnology, and bioinorganic chemistry.

This text introduces you to magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectroscopy and its use in the interpretation of molecular electronic spectra. The presentation enables you to clearly understand and visualize the optical spectroscopic effects presented by MCD measurements. In addition, the author highlights the added insights that experimental MCD spectra add to traditional absorption spectroscopy.

Following an introductory chapter, the text explores:

• Polarized light

• Theoretical framework and definition of MCD terms

• Measurement of MCD spectra

• Interpretation of MCD spectra

The author, with more than thirty years of experience in MCD spectroscopy, offers many practical considerations for experimental MCD measurements based on firsthand experience. Two chapters present more than forty selected case studies, including both diamagnetic and paramagnetic examples, which are presented in order to demonstrate the many uses of MCD measurements for the interpretation of electronic spectra in the vis-UV region and the formulation of electronic structure models.

Following the case examples is a chapter on vibrational and rotation-vibrational MCD in the IR and near IR region (MVCD) and MCD in the X-ray region (XMCD). The final chapter introduces magnetic linear dichroism (MLD) spectroscopy, an important related and complementary magneto-optical technique.

Focusing on how to use and fully leverage MCD spectroscopy, this text is recommended for all scientists who wish to understand this area of spectroscopy. The book's many case examples also make it ideal for graduate students studying spectroscopy, organometallic chemistry, nanotechnology, and bioinorganic chemistry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470069783
• ISBN 13: 9780470069783
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240