Methods

Synthesis
Synthesis in inert gas atmosphere (Schlenk technique)
Synthesis and sample preparation in gloveboxes

Spectroscopy
Optical absorption spectroscopy in solution and in the solid state
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) -> Download EPR concepts (pdf)
Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) -> Check out how to run MCD!
Vibrational spectroscopy in solution and in the solid state using

FT-FIR
FT-MIR
Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy (NRVS) -> Download NRVS concepts (pdf)
FT-Raman
Resonance Raman -> Download Raman concepts (pdf)

Mößbauer spectroscopy
Multinuclear NMR spectroscopy

X-Ray Crystal Structure Determination

Calculations and Simulations
Density functional theory (GAUSSIAN 09, ORCA)
QCC-NCA (quantum-chemistry centered normal coordinate analysis)
AOM (angular overlap model)

Magnetic Measurements
SQUID magnetometer