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The concept of this book - an integrated and comprehensive cov erage of all aspects of Raman spectroscopy by a group of specialist- took form nearly three years ago. It made a giant stride toward realiza tion when Dr. L. Woodward, whose outstanding work in this field had long been known to me, agreed to write an introductory chapter and made valuable suggestions concerning others who might be invited to contribute articles. However, many obstacles had to be overcome before this book finally became a reality. It is extremely difficult to prepare a multi author review of the state of knowledge in a rapidly growing field in such a way that all aspects are brought up to the same date. In our case, some workers who had originally agreed to contribute articles were forced to withdraw under the pressure of new commitments, and replacements had to be found. Others were unable to complete their contributions by the deadline date, so that the publication of the book had to be rescheduled. All this tended to work to the detriment of those authors who prepared their chapters as originally scheduled. An effort was made to give the authors most affected by this an opportunity to revise their papers, but of course an arbitrary cutoff date had to be set to avoid an endless spiral of revision and updating.
List of contents
1 General Introduction.- The Raman Effect.- Quantum-Mechanical Theory of Light Scattering.- Polarizability Theory of Rayleigh Scattering.- General Polarizability Theory of Raman Scattering.- Placzek's Simplified Polarizability Theory.- Calculation of Force Fields from Frequencies.- Raman Intensities on the Basis of Placzek's Theory.- Experimental Measurement of Intensities.- Bond-Polarizability Theory of Intensities.- Relation of Bond Polarizability to Bond Character.- Raman Spectra of Solids.- Special Effects with Extremely High-Intensity Laser Excitation.- References.- 2 Advances in Raman Instrumentation and Sampling Techniques.- Raman Instrumentation.- Sampling Techniques.- Possible Future Developments.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 3 Laser Raman Spectroscopy.- General Experimental Techniques and Results.- Specific Laser Raman Experiments and Results.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- 4 Raman Intensities and the Nature of the Chemical Bond.- Theory of Raman Intensities.- Bond Polarizability Derivatives.- Bond Types from Raman Intensities-from Covalent Molecules to Ion Pairs.- Bond Orders.- Intermolecular Interactions in Liquids.- References.- 5 Ionic Melts.- Techniques.- Principles.- Melt Spectra.- Mixtures.- Summary.- References.- 6 Observed Resonance Raman Spectra.- Special Features of Experimental Technique.- Preresonance Raman Effect.- Rigorous Resonance Raman Effect.- Conclusion.- Notation.- References.- 7 Raman Spectroscopy of Complex Ions in Solution.- Identity and Geometry.- Equilibrium Constants.- Thermodynamic Functions.- Kinetics.- Raman Spectra of Simple Complex Ions.- References.
