Koenig J.L. Spectroscopy of Polymers

Second Edition. — New York: Elsevier Science Inc., 1999. — 497 p.How time flies! How rapidly things change! It is hard to believe that the first edition of Spectroscopy of Polymers is not only out of date but also out of print. Therefore, I took the opportunity to rewrite major sections of the book in an effort to bring in the large number of recent advances in the spectroscopy of polymers. The first chapter on the theory of polymer characterization is essentially unchanged with only minor editions and tightening of some of the text. The second chapter has been substantially modified to include both Raman and Infrared in the description of the molecular basis of vibrational spectroscopy. The chapter on infrared instrumentation and sampling techniques has been modified to include innovations in instrumentation such as step-scan and focal array detector imaging interferometers. The chapter on applications of infrared has been updated by including some of the new developments in the continuing astronomical growth in the applications of infrared to polymers. It is possible to include only a small number of the numerous new examples that are available and those selected were based on the utility as pedagogical examples for the student.Raman spectroscopy has become a most important tool for characterization of polymers as low frequency lasers have improved so Raman spectroscopy excited in the infrared frequency range can be used to minimize the effect of fluorescence. Advances in solution NMR arise from the greater availability of high field instruments and the fast computers with large memories. The utility of solid state NMR continues to grow. Many new applications, particularly those based on motional differences of the phases, are developing, as experiments are easier to do with better spinners and decoupling methods.The final chapter is an entirely new one describing mass spectrometry and its increasing importance in polymer characterization.Preface to the second edition
Theory of polymer characterization
Vibrational spectroscopy of polymers
Experimental IR spectroscopy of polymers
Applications of IR spectroscopy to polymers
Raman spectroscopy of polymers
High resolution NMR spectroscopy of polymers in solutionInterpretation of chemical shifts
Applications of high-resolution solution NMRHigh-re
Applications of high-resolution solid-state NMR spectroscopy to polymers
Mass spectrometry of polymers
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