• Covers a range of techniques for structure determination, including spectroscopic (microwave, IR, UV, and NMR), spectrometric (mass spectrometry), and diffraction (electron, x-ray, and neutron) techniques.
• Focused introductions designed to give students an in-depth understanding of a diverse range of important topics in modern chemistry.
• Examples and applications presented throughout help students to see the relevance of the subject to current research, industry, and medicine.
• Questions at the end of every chapter and interactive online questions encourage active learning and promote deep understanding.
• Frequent diagrams, margin notes, and glossary definitions support students in their learning.

New to this Edition:

• Glossary of definitions to help students get to grips with the key terminology.
• New sections on techniques such as Raman spectroscopy, and neutron and electron diffraction.
• Online Resource Centre, with interactive questions for students, and downloadable figures for instructors.
• CIF data files are also available to download, allowing students to electronically manipulate three-dimensional structures mentioned in the book.

     
The renowned Oxford Chemistry Primer series, which provides focused introductions to a range of important topics in chemistry, has been refreshed and updated to suit the needs of today's students, lecturers, and postgraduate researchers. The rigorous, yet accessible, treatment of each subject area is ideal for those wanting a primer in a given topic to prepare them for more advanced study or research. Moreover, cutting-edge examples and applications throughout the texts show the relevance of the chemistry being described to current research and industry.
  
The learning features provided, including questions at the end of every chapter and online multiple-choice questions, encourage active learning and promote understanding. Furthermore, frequent diagrams, margin notes, further reading, and glossary definitions all help to enhance a student's understanding of these essential areas of chemistry.
   
Foundations of Molecular Structure Determination covers a range of common spectroscopic and diffraction methods alongside frequent worked examples and problem questions to assist beginning undergraduates in developing their skills in structure analysis. Furthermore, the practical application of these techniques is emphasized, especially to biological and medical systems.
   
    
Online Resource Centre
The Online Resource Centre to accompany Foundations of Molecular Structure Determination features:
    
For registered adopters of the text:
· Figures from the book available to download
  
For students:
· Downloadable CIF data files
· Multiple-choice questions for self-directed learning
· Full worked solutions to the end-of-chapter exercises