Association in condensed phases

A simple example of how molecular electronic structure can influence condensed phase liquid crystalline properties exists for molecules containing strongly dipolar units. These tend to exhibit dipolar associations in condensed phases which influence many thermodynamic properties [29]. Local structural correlations are usually measured using the Kirkwood factor g defined as... 

Vibrational spectroscopy has been used to make significant contributions in many areas of chemistry and physics as well as in other areas of science. However, the main applications can be characterized as the study of intramolecular forces acting between the atoms of a molecule the intermolecular forces or degree of association in condensed phases the determination of molecular symmetries molecular dynamics die identification of functional groups, or compound identification the nature of the chemical bond and the calculation of thermodynamic properties. Ciuient plans are for the reviews to vary, from the application of vibrational spectroscopy to a specific set of compounds, to more general topics, such as force-constant calculations. It is hoped tiiat many of the articles will be sufficiently general to be of interest to other scientists as well as to the vibrational spectroscopist. 

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