Structural Methods in Molecular Inorganic Chemistry; Contents; Preface; Companion Website; Acknowledgements; Biographies; 1. Determining Structures -- How and Why; 1.1 Structural chemistry -- where did it come from?; 1.2 Asking questions about structure; 1.3 Answering questions about structure; 1.4 Plan of the book; 1.5 Supplementary information; 2. Tools and Concepts; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 How structural chemistry techniques work; 2.3 Symmetry; 2.3.1 Symmetry operations and elements; 2.3.2 Point groups; 2.3.3 Characters, character tables and symmetry species; 2.4 Electron density.2.5 Potential-energy surfaces2.6 Timescales; 2.7 Structural definitions; 2.8 Sample preparation; 2.8.1 Unstable species; 2.8.2 Solutions in supercritical fluids; 2.8.3 Involatile species; 2.8.4 Variable temperature and pressure measurements; 2.9 Quantitative measurements; 2.10 Instrumentation; 2.10.1 Radiation sources; 2.10.2 Detectors; 2.11 Data analysis; 2.11.1 Fourier transformation; 2.11.2 Experimental errors and uncertainties; 2.11.3 Least-squares refinement; 2.11.4 Database mining; Review questions; Discussion problems; References; 3. Theoretical Methods; 3.1 Introduction.3.8 Comparing theory with experiment: molecular properties3.8.1 Vibrational spectra; 3.8.2 NMR, EPR and Mössbauer spectra; 3.8.3 Molecular orbitals; 3.8.4 Electronic spectra; 3.8.5 Modeling solvent effects; 3.9 Combining theory and experiment; Review questions; Discussion problems; References; 4. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The nuclear magnetic resonance phenomenon; 4.3 Experimental set-up; 4.3.1 NMR spectrometers; 4.3.2 Sample preparation; 4.3.3 Continuous wave and Fourier transform spectra; 4.4 The pulse technique; 4.4.1 Inducing magnetization by a pulse.4.4.2 Relaxation of magnetization after a pulse4.4.3 Free induction decay and Fourier transformation; 4.5 Information from chemical shifts; 4.5.1 General principles; 4.5.2 Proton chemical shifts; 4.5.3 Chemical shifts of other elements; 4.6 Information from NMR signal intensities; 4.7 Simple splitting patterns due to coupling between nuclear spins; 4.7.1 First-order spectra of spin-1/2 isotopes of 100% abundance; 4.7.2 Nuclear spin systems; 4.7.3 Coupling to spin-1/2 isotopes of low abundance; 4.7.4 Spectra of spin-1/2 isotopes of low abundance; 4.7.5 Coupling to quadrupolar nuclei.