Chirality is a curious phenomenon that appears in various forms. While the concept of
molecular (RS‐) chirality is ubiquitous in chemistry, there are also more intricate forms of …

Vibrational spectroscopy is one of the most important experimental techniques for the
characterization of molecules and materials. Spectroscopic signatures retrieved in …

The prediction of the rotational strength of an excitation of a chiral molecule requires the
calculation of the transition moments of the electric and magnetic dipole moment operators …

Vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) has been observedin the fundamental CH, OH, and NH
stretching bands of a number of chiral molecules in the liquid phase. VCD spectra are …

This “tutorial style” review outlines the theoretical foundation for computations of chiroptical
properties for optically active molecules. The formalism covers electronic and vibrational CD …

This book details chiroptical spectroscopic methods: electronic circular dichroism (ECD),
optical rotatory dispersion (ORD), vibrational circular dichroism (VCD), and vibrational …

It is customary1 to analyze a chemical process as a series of several elementary reaction
steps. In every elementary step, a transformation takes place from one minimum on the …

▪ Abstract Advances in the field of vibrational optical activity (VOA) are reviewed over the
past decade. Topics are surveyed with an emphasis on the theoretical and instrumental …

Vibrational optical activity (VOA) consisting of infrared vibrational circular dichroism (VCD)
and vibrational Raman optical activity (ROA) was predicted, discovered, and confirmed …

Abstract Solid‐State Vibrational Circular Dichroism (VCD) can be used to determine the
absolute structure of chiral crystals, but its interpretation remains a challenge in modern …