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Useful books

NMR spectroscopy can be a daunting topic but there are numerous excellent books with a variety of different levels of theoretical detail.

General Spectroscopy Texts

 

 

Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry

D H Williams, I Fleming

Covers the basics well and contains useful tables of data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry

M Hesse, H Meier, B Zeeh

Covers the basics well and contains useful tables of data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Structure Determination of Organic Compounds: Tables of Spectral Data

E Pretsch, P Buehlmann, C Affolter

Contains extensive listings of spectroscopic data, but little by way of explanation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Structure Elucidation by NMR in Organic Chemistry

E Breitmaier

Contains worked examples and covers most topics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to NMR Spectroscopy

 

R J Abraham, J Fisher, P Loftus

 

Good coverage of the field including much of the theory.

 

 

 

NMR Theory

 

 

 

High-Resolution NMR Techniques in Organic Chemistry

T D W Claridge

Excellent and painless introduction to NMR theory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Modern NMR Spectroscopy - A guide for chemists

J K M Sanders, B K Hunter

This book and its companion volume provide a painless introduction to NMR theory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modern NMR Spectroscopy - A workbook of chemical problems

J K M Sanders, E C Constable, B K Hunter, C Pearce

This book and its companion volume provide a painless introduction to NMR theory.

 

 

 

 

Spin Dynamics: Basic Principles of NMR Spectroscopy

M H Levitt

Advanced NMR theory

 

 

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