There are many challenges to working with near infrared spectroscopy. Qualitative and quantitative methods require the application of chemometric methods as well as the identification of changes in unique wavelength regions. Practical Guide to Near Infrared Spectroscopy provides the necessary tools to interpret near infrared spectra. This book covers such topics as alkanes, carboxylic acids, amines, dienes, alkynes, heterocyclic compounds, amino acids, aldehydes, and synthetic polymers as model compounds. It also includes useful appendices with information on band locations for selected organic compounds, near infrared absorption bands, spectra-structure correlations, and much more.