Review

The book begins with correlation tables for H and C NMR, IR, UV, and MS. The mass spectrometry sections includes common fragments, absolute masses, isotopes and isotope patterns of all the natural elements and halogen combinations. The next section contains combinations. The next section contains combination tables, based on functional group, which list the characteristic spectral values for each spectral method, with useful comments. This section would be a very valuable introduction for beginning students. R. Gary Amiet, Dept. of Appl. Chemistry, RMIT University Chemistry in Australia, Magazine of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, 2001, Vol. 68, Issue 5, p. 36

This book is intended as a short textbook and a hands-on guide for interpreting experimental spectral data and elucidating the chemical structure of the compound behind it. This is the third, and completely revised, edition of the book whose earlier editions were highly successful. The new edition follows the same basic concepts as earlier editions, in that it provides a representative set of reference data for the interpretation of C NMR, H NMR, IR, mass and UV/Vis spectra. The amount of reference data has been doubled (especially for MS and IR) and the order and selection of data for the various spectroscopic methods is now arranged strictly in the same way. The book should be considered as a supplement to textbooks and reference words dealing with the particular spectroscopic techniques which generate the data included in the book. The use of the book to interpret spectra only requires the knowledge of basic principles of the techniques, but the contents are structured in such a way that it will serve as a reference book also to specialists. LabPlus International (Belgium), 2001, Vol. 15, Issue 1

This volume continues a long-standing series of compilations of spectroscopic data and empirical rules to calculate spectroscopic parameters. These have never been arranged in a classical textbook fashion but were restricted to supplying a data body for comparison with experimental values. Although much work has been done over the years to develop experimental techniques avoiding the input of empirical data, data systems such as Pretsch's books are still of great importance. They often allow problem solutions without sophisticated techniques, specialized knowledge and additional spectrometer time beyond routine measurements. Practically all teachers in spectroscopy and countless students know these books and work continuously with them. The present volume, now authored by E. Pretsch, P. Bühlmann and C. Affolter, is the latest in this series and has been greatly updated and enlarged. The size has mor or less doubled but the data arrangement has been retained according to the spectroscopic methods (C and H NMR, IR, MS, UV/Vis; Chapters 4-8) so that readers who are familiar with previous editions will find immediate access. Helmut Duddeck, Inst. of Org. Chemistry, Hannover/Germany Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 2002, Vol. 40, Issue 3, p. 247 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

This fourth edition of the highly successful and concise textbook contains about 20 % new data. Now included are chapters on 19F and 31P NMR as well as references to important Raman bands. With their unique approach of presenting - in the form of texts, tables, charts, and graphs - a succinct compilation of essential reference data for the interpretation of NMR, IR, UV/Vis, and mass spectra, the authors also provide a hands-on guide for interpreting experimental spectral data and elucidating the structure of the respective compounds behind them.

Besides spectra of common solvents, calibration reagents, and MALDI and FAB MS matrix materials, fragmentation rules for mass spectrometry and UV/Vis spectra of representative compounds are included. The book will benefit students during courses and exercises, and advanced learners may use it to supplement their understanding of extended textbooks on the topic. While only a basic knowledge of spectroscopic techniques is required to use this book, it will serve as a data reference for specialists in the field and will support practitioners routinely faced with the task of interpreting spectral information.

From a review of the previous edition:

"Practically all teachers in spectroscopy and countless students know these books and work continuously with them." (Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 2002, Vol. 40, Issue 3, p. 247)