Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy

 Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy: – First real IR spectra measured by Abney and Festing in 1880’s – Technique made into a routine analytical method between 1903- 1940 (especially by Coblentz at the US NBS) – IR spectroscopy through most of the 20th century is done with dispersive (grating) instruments, i.e. monochromators – Fourier Transform (FT) IR instruments become common in the 1980’s, led to a great increase in sensitivity and resolution  Raman Spectroscopy: – In 1928, C. V. Raman discovers that small changes occur the frequency of a small portion of the light scattered by molecules. The changes reflect the vibrational properties of the molecule – In the 1970’s, lasers made...