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In this chapter the reader can find an overview on the UV–vis absorption spectroscopy technique. A very brief introduction on the nature and formation of the electronically excited states is functional to the following discussion on the characteristics, and interpretation of UV–vis absorption spectra. The typical instrumentation is also schematically described, and a particular emphasis is devoted to the possible qualitative and quantitative information that can be obtained with this kind of measurements. Practical indications to obtain accurate and reliable experimental results were introduced with the aim to help the readers that will approach for the first time this fundamental experimental technique. The chapter ends with the discussion of a few examples, taken from the literature, with the aim to make clear the investigative great potentialities of this spectroscopy in different fields.
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Zaccheroni, N. (2012). Spectrophotometry, Measurements in Solution. In: Ceroni, P. (eds) The Exploration of Supramolecular Systems and Nanostructures by Photochemical Techniques. Lecture Notes in Chemistry, vol 78. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2042-8_3
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