Molecular structure determination using chiroptical spectroscopy: Where we may go wrong?

Chirality

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 909-920

  Polavarapu, Prasad L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chiral; circular dichroism; ECD; optical activity; ORD; VCD; vibrational; VROA

Indexed keywords

SOLVENT;

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIROPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATION; ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84867882094     PISSN: 08990042     EISSN: 1520636X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chir.22015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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