PAH Infrared Spectroscopy in the JWST Era Grant #: NNX17AE71G The extraordinary infrared instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will transform the field of cosmic spectroscopy. We ...

Tracing aromatic molecules in the early Universe Date: March 22, 2017 Source: University of California - Riverside Summary: A molecule found in car engine exhaust fumes that is thought to have ...

The likely culprit, scientists eventually deduced, was the intrinsic infrared emission from a class of organic molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which, scientists would ...

NMR spectroscopy can distinguish each isomer due to the observable differences in the aromatic regions (δ H 6-8 ppm, δ C 110-170 ppm) that stem from the various substitution patterns.

Detection of the aromatic molecule benzonitrile (c-C6H5CN) in the interstellar medium. Science, 12 Jan 2018 DOI: 10.1126/science.aao4890 ...

Image Credit: Olaf Speier/Shutterstock.com Case Study: Using Infrared Spectroscopy to Measure Hydrocarbon Levels Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) FTIR – was used to examine CHCs in water 2. Various ...

The actual concentration of biodiesel can be effortlessly determined by FT-IR spectroscopy as the fatty acid methyl esters have a prominent infrared absorption at around 1745 cm -1. This absorption ...