Ultraviolet visible wavelength spectroscopy

Table 7.9 Electronic Absorption Bands for Representative Chromophores Table 7.10 Ultraviolet Cutoffs of Spectrograde Solvents Table 7.11 Absorption Wavelength of Dienes Table 7.12 Absorption Wavelength of Enones and Dienones Table 7.13 Solvent Correction for Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy Table 7.14 Primary Bands of Substituted Benzene and Heteroaromatics Table 7.15 Wavelength Calculation of the Principal Band of Substituted Benzene Derivatives...

To study the ultraviolet or visible absorption spectroscopy of a solid material, the radiation reflected from the surface of the sample is detected and recorded as a function of the incident wavelength. The fraction of light reflected from a sample surface is given by... 

IR spectroscopy, unlike ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, can be used to directly measure both inorganic and organic components in soil, although it is more commonly used to identify organic compounds. It is carried out in two different wavelength ranges, the NIR, which is from 0.8 to 2.5 pm (800-2500 nm), and the MIR, which is from 2.5 to 25 pm (4000-400 cm ). ... 

Molecular absorption spectroscopy deals with measurement of the ultraviolet-visible spectrum of electromagnetic radiation transmitted or reflected by a sample as a function of the wavelength. Ordinarily, the intensity of the energy transmitted is compared to that transmitted by some other system that serves as a standard. 

Spectroscopy produces spectra which arise as a result of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. The type of interaction (electronic or nuclear transition, molecular vibration or electron loss) depends upon the wavelength of the radiation (Tab. 7.1). The most widely applied techniques are infrared (IR), Mossbauer, ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), and in recent years, various forms ofX-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy which probe the local structure of the elements. Less widely used techniques are Raman spectroscopy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), secondary ion imaging mass spectroscopy (SIMS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), electron spin resonance (ESR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. 

There have been relatively little ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopic data for 1,4-oxazines, but selected data are presented in Table 8. UV spectroscopy is important for photochromic compounds, such as spirooxazines. The UV spectra of 33 spirooxazines in five different solvents are collected in a review <2002RCR893>, and the more recently reported examples of photochromic oxazines 65, 66, 101, and 102 are shown here. It can be seen from Table 8 that both adding methoxy substituents to the oxazine and changing to a more polar solvent give a UV maximum at a higher wavelength. This solvent effect can also be seen in the case of 102, which also has important fluorescence properties, discussed in Section 8.06.12.2. 

In ultraviolet, visible, and infrared spectroscopy, one usually measures the spectral line wavelengths (rather than frequencies), using a prism or diffraction grating. Until 1972, the speed of light was not known to very high accuracy, so it became traditional to convert measured wavelengths to reciprocal wavelengths 1 /A (rather than to frequencies) the quantity 1 /A is called the wave number. 

Spectroscopic properties. The techniques of optical spectroscopy (ultraviolet, visible, and infrared spectrophotometry) are often used to examine the reactants or products of an electrode reaction. Obviously the solvent (and supporting electrolyte) must be transparent at the wavelength region of interest all of the commonly used dipolar aprotic solvents are transparent in the visible region. However, those solvents that contain aromatic or conjugated unsatu-... 

Solvents used for visible-ultraviolet spectroscopy may be used only for wavelengths greater than some ultraviolet cutoff wavelength Xc, below which the solvent absorbs strongly. These cutoff wavelengths /,c are listed with some other useful data in Tables 11.3 and 11.4. 

Spectrophotometric analyses are the most common method to characterize proteins. TTie use of ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectroscopy is t rpically used for the determination of protein concentration by using either a dye-binding assay (e.g., the Bradford or Lowry method) or by determining the absorption of a solution of protein at one or more wavelengths in the near UVregion (260-280 nm). Another spectroscopic method used in the early-phase characterization of biopharmaceuticals is CD. 

Despite these apparent limitations, fluorescence methods are employed for the determination of a wide variety of compounds. The selectivity of these analyses arises from the choice of both excitation and emission wavelengths, whereas the sensitivity of the analyses arises from the fact that absolute as opposed to relative measurements of light emission are made. This can be compared to ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, where the ratio of incident to transmitted light is determined. Fluorescence measurements also have the advantage of a wide linear range of analysis. 

Unlike IR spectroscopy where nowadays FT instrumentation is solely used, in Raman spectroscopy both conventional dispersive and FT techniques have their applications, the choice being governed by several factors. The two techniques differ significantly in several performance criteria, and neither one is best for all applications. Contemporary dispersive Raman spectrometers are often equipped with silicon-based charge coupled device (CCD) multichannel detector systems, and laser sources with operating wavelength in the ultraviolet, visible or near-infrared region are employed. In FT Raman spectroscopy, the excitation is provided exclusively by near-infrared lasers (1064 nm or 780 nm). 

For substances that are not colored, one can monitor the absorption at wavelengths that are outside of the visible spectrum, such as infrared and ultraviolet. Additionally, fluorescence spectroscopy can also be utilized. 

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