Analytical Applications of FT-IR to Molecular and Biological Systems : Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute Held at Florence, Italy, August 31 to September 12, 1979

In the past few years it has become apparent that Fourier Trans­ form infrared spectroscopy is developing into an excellent technique for solving some of the very difficult problems encountered in analytical chemistry. The applications of FT-IR include the detec­ tion and identification of chemical components separated by gas chromatography techniques, determination of low concentration com­ ponents in a mixture, and problems which have energy limitations such as water samples, opaque samples and biological systems. The lectures presented in this volume will be utilized at the NATO Advanced Study Institute in Florence, Italy from August 31 to September 12, 1980. These lectures are divided into three main sections: Instrumentation and Theory, Techniques, and Applications. The first section includes a basic introduction to interferometry and the operating parameters. The Techniques section consists of several lectures on accessories used in FT-IR, software and data systems, and special handling techniqucs. The third section con­ tains an abundance of information on the applications of the FT-IR technique to inorganic and organic molecules, polymers, biological systems, solids and to the determination of molecular structures and conformational analyses. The contents of this volume should provide the reader with the present applications in this field as well as an indication of possible future trends. In gcneral the lectures are of a pedagogical nature and are not to be considered as review articles. Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-1 One View of the Advantages of Infrared Interferometry....Pages 3-10 Basic Theory and Instrumentation for FT-IR Spectrometry....Pages 11-24 Apodization and Phase Correction....Pages 25-50 Energy-Limited Systems....Pages 51-76 Front Matter....Pages 77-77 Modern Data Processing Techniques for Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy....Pages 79-88 Hadamard Transform Spectroscopy....Pages 89-118 Time Resolved Spectroscopy....Pages 119-124 The Use of Fourier Transform Methods for the Measurement of Infrared Emission Spectra....Pages 125-140 Accessories and Sampling Techniques for FT-IR Spectrometry....Pages 141-148 Chromatography and FT-IR Spectrometry....Pages 149-155 FT-IR Matrix Isolation Studies....Pages 157-170 Some Remarks on Far Infrared Techniques for Measuring Absorption Spectra....Pages 171-199 Front Matter....Pages 201-201 Quantitative Aspects of FT-IR Spectroscopy in Industrial Applications....Pages 203-228 Applications of Fourier Transform Infrared to Polymers....Pages 229-240 Infrared Spectra of Globular Proteins in Aqueous Solution....Pages 241-255 Application of FT-IR to Inorganic Species and Problems in Inorganic Chemistry....Pages 257-280 Studies of Species Adsorbed on Catalyst Surfaces by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy....Pages 281-291 Vibrational Spectra at Variable Temperature and the Determination of Energies between Conformers....Pages 293-332 Conformational Analysis by Far Infrared FT Spectroscopy....Pages 333-360 Current Research in Far Infrared Interferometry....Pages 361-389 Front Matter....Pages 201-201 Review on Basic Concepts of Low Frequency Modes in Crystals....Pages 391-431 Lattice Modes of Molecular Crystals....Pages 433-465 Infrared Spectra of Solids at Normal and High Pressures....Pages 467-500 Special Applications of far Infrared Interferometry — Internal Rotation of Molecules with two c 3v Rotors....Pages 501-522 Symmetry Determinations by Vibrational Spectroscopy....Pages 523-536 Comparison of FT-IR and Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 537-577 Back Matter....Pages 579-607