Comprehensive Chiroptical Spectroscopy, Volume 1: Instrumentation, Methodologies, and Theoretical Simulations - Hardcover

Providing an introduction to the methods of chiropticalspectroscopy, this two-volume set presents comprehensive coverageof the most important and up-to-date methods of dealing with chiralmolecules, which can discriminate between left and right circularlypolarized light. Addressing basic principles, instrumentation, andapplications in the natural sciences, Comprehensive ChiropticalSpectroscopy is the only book of its kind to providecutting-edge, in-depth coverage of recent developments and frontiertopics in the field, looking at the most important applications ofchiroptical spectroscopy to problems in organic and inorganicchemistry, biochemistry, and structural biology.

Topics covered in the first volume include:

• Electronic circular dichroism
• Optical rotatory dispersion
• Infrared vibrational circular dichroism
• Nonlinear chiroptical spectroscopy
• Raman optical activity
• Time-resolved spectroscopy
• X-ray-detected and photoelectron circular dichroism
• Imaging of crystals
• Theoretical simulation of chiroptical spectra
• And much more

With each chapter written by one or more leading authorities inthe field, Comprehensive Chiroptical Spectroscopy presentsthe ideal tools needed to determine chiral molecular structures andassociated molecular properties, making it a must-have for bothstudents and researchers.