Chemistry 401: Principles of Spectroscopy

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INSTRUCTOR:

Takamasa Momose

TEXTBOOK:

none

REFERENCES:

J.M. Hollas, Modern Spectroscopy (4th ed.), Wiley, 2004.
D.A. McQuarrie, Quantum Chemistry, University Science Books, 1983.
P.W. Atkins and R.S. Friedman, Molecular Quantum Mechanics.
J.I. Steinfeld, Molecules and Radiation (2nd ed.), Dover, 1985.
P.F. Bernath, Spectra of Atoms and Molecules, (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, 2005.

CHEM 401/519 General Outline

1. Introduction and Some History
2. Review of Quantum Mechanics
3. Introduction to Molecular Symmetry
4. Electromagnetic Radiation and its Interaction with Matter
5. Group Theory
6. Rotational Spectroscopy
7. Vibrational Spectroscopy
8. A Brief Introduction to Raman Spectroscopy
9. Electronic Spectroscopy
10. Effect of External Fields
11. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
12. Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques