UV-VIS Spectroscopy and Its Applications (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

1 Introduction.- 2 Principles.- 2.1 The Bouguer-Lambert-Beer Law and Its Practical Application.- 2.2 Primary Photophysical Processes.- 2.3 Vibrational Structure of Electronic Spectra.- 2.4 Electronic Spectra and Molecular Structure.- References.- 3 Photometers and Spectrophotometers.- 3.1 Photometers.- 3.2 Spectrophotometers.- 3.3 The Stray Light Error.- 3.3.1 General Observations.- 3.3.2 The Stray Light Error of Transmission and Absorbance and Its Measurement.- 3.4 Light Sources for UV-VIS Spectroscopy.- References.- 4 Analytical Applications of UV-VIS Spectroscopy.- 4.1 Photometric Determination of a Single Substance.- 4.1.1 Photometric Determination of Elements by Means of Complexing Agents.- 4.1.2 Photometric Determination of Anions and Ammonia.- 4.1.3 Photometric Water Analyses.- 4.1.4 Photometric Determination of Organic Compounds.- 4.1.5 Enzymatic Analysis and Enzyme Kinetics.- 4.2 Multicomponent Analysis.- 4.2.1 Basic Equations.- 4.2.2 An Example of a Multicomponent Analysis.- 4.3 Identification and Structure Determination.- 4.4 Chemometrics.- References.- 5 Recent Developments in UV-VIS Spectroscopy.- 5.1 Dual-Wavelength Spectroscopy.- 5.2 Derivative Spectroscopy.- 5.3 Reflectance Spectroscopy.- 5.4 Photoacoustic Spectroscopy.- 5.4.1 Principles of PAS.- 5.4.2 PAS Applications.- 5.5 Luminescence-Excitation Spectroscopy.- References.- 6 Investigation of Equilibria.- 6.1 General.- 6.2 Protolytic Equilibria; pK-Values.- 6.3 Complex-Forming Equilibria.- 6.3.1 H-Bond Association.- 6.3.2 EDA Complexes.- 6.3.3 Metal Complexes.- References.- 7 Investigation of the Kinetics of Chemical Reactions.- 7.1 Fundamental Equations of Kinetics.- 7.1.1 Introduction of Absorbance as a Measurement Parameter.- 7.1.2 Classification of Other Types of Reaction.- 7.1.2.1 2nd Order Reactions.- 7.1.2.2 3rd Order Reactions.- 7.1.2.3 Pseudo 1st Order Reactions.- 7.1.2.4 Consecutive Reactions.- 7.1.2.5 Parallel Reactions.- 7.2 The Number of Linearly Independent Partial Reactions.- 7.3 Evaluation of Kinetic Measurements.- 7.4 Examples.- 7.5 Fast Reactions.- 7.5.1 Flow Methods: The Stopped-Flow Technique.- 7.5.2 Spectroscopic Relaxation Techniques.- 7.6 Photoreactions.- 7.7 Spectrometers for Kinetic Measurements.- 7.7.1 Rapid Spectrometers.- 7.7.2 FT-UV Spectrometers.- 7.7.3 Diode Array Spectrometers.- 7.8 Determination of the Spectra of Intermediates.- References.- 8 Evaluation of UV-VIS Spectral Bands.- 8.1 Oscillator Strength and Transition Moment.- 8.2 Band Analysis.- 8.2.1 Gaussian and Lorentzian Functions.- 8.2.2 Application of Derivative Spectra.- 8.3 Vibrational Structure.- References.- Index of Illustrated Absorption Spectra.