infrared spectroscopy
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infrared spectroscopy (uncountable)
(analytical chemistry) The spectroscopic study of the interaction of matter with infrared radiation; used as an analytical tool to identify (mostly organic) compounds.
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A new model was proposed by Stoyanov citation based on infrared spectroscopy in which the proton exists as an Hmain Omain ion.
As well as X-ray diffraction, NMR and infrared spectroscopy are common techniques used to determine structure.
In infrared spectroscopy of metal carbonyls this effect is illustrated by using spectroscopic studies on metals from oxidation states of −2 to +2.
In nonlinear two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy, analogs have been drawn to these 2DNMR techniques.
Deuterium can be detected by femtosecond infrared spectroscopy, since the mass difference drastically affects the frequency of molecular vibrations; deuterium-carbon bond vibrations are found in locations free of other signals.
In contrast to 2DNMR, nonlinear two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy also involves the excitation to overtones.