Description
Book SynopsisCircular dichroism (CD) is observed when optically active molecules absorb left- and right-hand circular polarized light slightly differently. It is measured with a CD spectropolarimeter, which measures small differences in left-handed and right-handed absorbances as a function of wavelength in the far UV (at wavelengths down to 190-170 nm.
Trade Review"Reviews historical developments and recent advances in the field of circular dichroism, bridging the gap between theory and practice." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2000)
"I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all who are interested in chirality. For medicinal and synthetic chemists working with chiral substances...this is a very useful reference book." (Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Vol. 44, No. 7, 2001)
"...this book will make a valuable addition to the libraries of the cognoscenti..." (Analytical Biochemistry, Vol. 294, 2001)
"...this book serves as an excellent resource for information regarding circular dichroism." (Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 18, No. 4, April 2001)
"This excellent book provides the reader with a snapshot of contemporary research on CD and related topics. It should be of great value to a wide variety of chemists and biochemists." (Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 124, 2002)
Table of ContentsPARTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Circular Dichroism: An Introduction (G. Snatzke).
From Pasteur to Parity Nonconservation: Theories of the Origin of Molecular Chirality (S. Mason).
Theoretical Approach to Electronic Optical Activity (A. Koslowski, et al.).
Vibrational Optical Acivity Theory (L. Nafie & T. Freedman).
Fast Time-Resolved Circular Dichroism Measurements (D. Kliger & J. Lewis).
The Octant Rule (D. Lightner).
Circular Dichroism and Chirality of Dienes (J. Gawroski).
Exciton Chirality Method: Principles and Applications (N. Berova & K. Nakanishi).
A Model for How Polymers Amplify Chirality (M. Green).
Induced CD or Polymers (E. Yashima & Y. Okamoto).
Application of CD to the Study of Some Cholesteric Mesophase (G. Gottarelli & G. Spada).
Circular Dichroism of Inorganic Complexes: Interpretation and Applications (R. Kuroda).
Circular Dichroism of Peptides and Proteins (N. Sreerama & R. Woody).
Peptide and Protein Conformational Studies with Vibrational Circular Dichroism and Related Spectroscopies (T. Keiderling).
HPLC-CD: Stereochemical Analysis at Work (P. Salvadori, et al.).
Applications of Chiroptical Spectroscopy in the Characterization of Compounds Having Pharmaceutical Importance (H. Brittain).
Index.
