Foundations of Molecular Structure Determination gives a broad introduction to a range of common spectroscopic and diffraction methods, with frequent worked examples and problem questions provided to assist beginning undergraduates in developing their structure analysis skills.

Simon Duckett is Director of the Centre for Hyperpolarisation in Magnetic Resonance at the University of York.

Bruce Gilbert is Emeritus Professor at the University of York.

Martin Cockett is Senior Lecturer at the University of York.

• 1: Overview, energy levels and the electromagnetic spectrum


• 2: Rotational and vibrational spectroscopy


• 3: Electronic (ultraviolet-visible) absorption spectroscopy


• 4: Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy


• 5: Mass spectrometry


• 6: X-ray diffraction and related methods