[Cantacoxinha]

Can somebody recommend a book with a good explanation of ESR spectroscopy, theoretical background, spectral assignation and practical details? Thanks!

[Irlanur]

There are a number of Books, but most of them are pretty hard stuff. Can I ask what your background is and what you need it for?

-Do you know the theoretical Background of NMR (Bloch Equations, Density Operator Formalism, basic pulse sequences)?
-Do you only want to know cw-EPR or are you also interested in pulsed and in double resonance methods (ENDOR,ELDOR-detected NMR, DEER/PELDOR)?
-What kind of systems would you like to investigate (Organic radicals, transition metal complexes, Metalloenzymes...)

I might have a lecture script for you which is better suited for an introduction than most books.

spectral assignation

Note that this is not as straight-forward as in NMR, especially in the solid state. It often needs simulations... (http://www.easyspin.org/)

[Cantacoxinha]

My background is in food chemistry. During my MSc studies I had a fair training in organic spectroscopy (to be precise: NMR, IR, UV-Vis, MS).

-When it comes to NMR I used it quite a bit during MSc thesis research, but my knowledge is mostly practical (1D and 2D assignations)
-As far as I know, I'll have to deal with cw-EPR and possibly ENDOR
- I'll need it only for organic radicals

I'd appreciate a chance to read your lecture script.

[Irlanur]

Our lecture script is here: http://www.epr.ethz.ch/education.html (the last one, it is 70 MB, so it takes a while to load).

I doubt that this is too much of a help for you, since the focus is really from the theory and methods part, but you'll have to judge this.

Since your background is food chemistry, I am pretty sure that there are several books or chapters which treat ESR from your perspective. A quick google search for example gave this: https://www.elsevier.com/books/electron-spin-resonance-in-food-science/shukla/978-0-12-805428-4

And of course: You can always ask your questions here.

[Irlanur]

This is also not to heavy: http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-1-4020-5344-3

Maybe you even have access via your institution.

[Cantacoxinha]

Thanks a lot!

[Babcock_Hall]

Wertz and Bolton "Electron Spin Resonance" is pretty old, but my recollection of it is that it is quite readable.

[Corribus]

Drago, Physical Methods for Chemists, has great chapters on ESR and a number of other spectroscopic and physical characterization techniques. Unfortunately it is out of print and very expensive to purchase but if you can find a copy somewhere it will make an excellent addition to your library.

https://www.amazon.com/Physical-Methods-Chemists-Russell-Drago/dp/0030751764/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487170413&sr=8-1&keywords=physical+methods+for+chemists

[Babcock_Hall]

I second Corribus on Drago's book.  I had a copy but it disappeared, unfortunately.

[Irlanur]

*coughing*

https://www.google.ch/search?q=drago+physical+methods+for+chemists+pdf&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gfe_rd=cr&ei=GGWlWJbBGKLC8gevt5vQBQ

looks fine at one glance, but of course, modern EPR methods and applications are not discussed at all.

[Babcock_Hall]

My recollection is that the section on manganese EPR was good, and that was an area of interest.