The Faraday Effect in Transparent Regions – An Unusual Method for the Investigation of Molecular Structures

CONTENTS
I. Introduction 346
II. What is the Faraday effect? 346
III. Experimental arrangement and accuracy of measurements 347
IV. The Faraday effect and the additive properties of matter 348
V. Magneto-optical investigation of conjugation phenomena 351
VI. The Faraday effect and three-dimensional conjugation 356
VII. Donor–acceptor σ bonds 357
VIII. Donor–acceptor (σ + π) bonds 359
IX. The Faraday effect and conformational analysis 362
X. The Faraday effect and the study of non-isolated complexes in solution 363
XI. The Faraday effect and Van Vleck ferromagnetism 363