Organic Structures from Spectra, Fourth Edition consists of a carefully selected set of over 300 structural problems involving the use of all the major spectroscopic techniques. The problems are graded to develop and consolidate the students understanding of Organic Spectroscopy, with the accompanying text outlining the basic theoretical aspects of  major spectroscopic techniques at a level sufficient to tackle the problems.

Specific changes for the new edition will include

A significantly expanded section on 2D NMR spectroscopy focusing on COSY, NOESY and CH-CorrelationIncorporating new material into some tables to provide extra characteristic data for various classes of compoundsAdditional basic information on how to solve spectroscopic problemsProviding new problems within the area of 10 2D NMR spectroscopyMore problems at the simpler end of the range

As with previous editions, this book combines basic theory, practical advice and sensible approaches to solving spectra problems. It will therefore continue to prove invaluable to students studying organic spectroscopy across a range of disciplines.

L. D. Field is the author of Organic Structures from Spectra, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.

Severyn Marcel Sternhell AO is a Polish Jewish born Australian academic and organic chemist. He has been professor of Chemistry at the University of Sydney, and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

PREFACE.

LIST OF TABLES.

LIST OF FIGURES.

1 INTRODUCTION.

1.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY.

1.2 CHROMOPHORES.

1.3 DEGREE OF UNSATURATION.

1.4 CONNECTIVITY.

1.5 SENSITIVITY.

1.6 PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS.

2 ULTRAVIOLET (UV) SPECTROSCOPY.

2.1 BASIC INSTRUMENTATION.

2.2 THE NATURE OF ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY.

2.3 QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY.

2.4 CLASSIFICATION OF UV ABSORPTION BANDS.

2.5 SPECIAL TERMS IN ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY.

2.6 IMPORTANT UV CHROMOPHORES.

2.7 THE EFFECT OF SOLVENTS.

3 INFRARED (IR) SPECTROSCOPY.

3.1 ABSORPTION RANGE AND THE NATURE OF IR ABSORPTION.

3.2 EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS OF INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY.

3.3 GENERAL FEATURES OF INFRARED SPECTRA.

3.4 IMPORTANT IR CHROMOPHORES.

4 MASS SPECTROMETRY.

4.1 IONIZATION PROCESSES.

4.2 INSTRUMENTATION.

4.3 MASS SPECTRAL DATA.

4.4 REPRESENTATION OF FRAGMENTATION PROCESSES.

4.5 FACTORS GOVERNING FRAGMENTATION PROCESSES.

4.6 EXAMPLES OF COMMON TYPES OF FRAGMENTATION.

5 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) SPECTROSCOPY.

5.1 THE PHYSICS OF NUCLEAR SPINS AND NMR INSTRUMENTS.

5.2 CONTINUOUS WAVE (CW) NMR SPECTROSCOPY.

5.3 FOURIER-TRANSFORM (FT) NMR SPECTROSCOPY.

5.4 CHEMICAL SHIFT IN 1H NMR SPECTROSCOPY.

5.5 SPIN-SPIN COUPLING IN 1H NMR SPECTROSCOPY.

5.6 ANALYSIS OF 1H NMR SPECTRA.

5.7 RULES FOR SPECTRAL ANALYSIS.

6 13C NMR SPECTROSCOPY.

6.1 COUPLING AND DECOUPLING IN 13C NMR SPECTRA.

6.2 DETERMINING 13C SIGNAL MULTIPLICITY USING DEPT.

6.3 SHIELDING AND CHARACTERISTIC CHEMICAL SHIFTS IN 13C NMR SPECTRA.

7 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS.

7.1 DYNAMIC PROCESSES IN NMR - THE NMR TIME-SCALE.

7.2 THE EFFECT OF CHIRALITY.

7.3 THE NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT (NOE).

7.4 TWO DIMENSIONAL NMR.

7.5 THE NMR SPECTRA OF "OTHER NUCLEI".

7.6 SOLVENT - INDUCED SHIFTS.

8 DETERMINING THE STRUCTURE OF ORGANIC MOLECULES FROM SPECTRA.

9 PROBLEMS.

9.1 ORGANIC STRUCTURES FROM SPECTRA.

9.2 THE ANALYSIS OF MIXTURES.

9.3 PROBLEMS IN 2-DIMENSIONAL NMR.

9.4 NMR SPECTRAL ANALYSIS.

APPENDIX.

INDEX.