Front Cover; ORD and CD in Chemistry and Biochemistry: An Introduction; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; PREFACE; Chapter I. Basic Principles, Definitions, and Units; I- 1. Historical aspects; I- 2. Structure, configuration, conformation; I- 3. Optical rotatory dispersion --; Cotton effect; I- 4. Circular dichroism --; Rotational strength; I- 5. Comparison between ORD and CD curves; I- 6. Theoretical aspects; Chapter II. ORD and CD of Organic Functional Groups; II-1. Classification of chromophores; II- 2. Halogenoalkanes; II- 3. Isolated double bonds; II- 4. Dienes; II- 5. Alienes. II- 6. AlcoholsII- 7. Saturated ketones and aldehydes; II- 8. < U+00dc> -Cyclopropyl, < U+00dc> -epoxyketones, vicinal effects; II- 9. < U+00dc> , < U+00dd> -Unsaturated ketones; II- 10. < U+00dd> , < U+00de> -Unsaturated ketones; II- 11. Carboxylic acids, esters, lactones, lactams, imides, anhydrides; II- 12. < U+00dc> -Hydroxy and < U+00dc> -amino acids; II- 13. Oximes; II- 14. Aromatic chromophores; II-15. Episulfides, thiocarbonates and thionocarbonates; II- 16. Amines and derivatives; II- 17. Dithiocarbamates and dithiourethanes; II- 18. Azides; II- 19. Azomethines, nitrosoamines, N-chloroamines, nitro-, nitryloxy-derivatives, aziridines, pyrazolines. II- 20. The thiocyanate chromophoreII- 21. Other sulfur derivatives, disulfides, sulfoxides, phosphorus containing chromophores, etc; II- 22. Ethers, ozonides, nitrones, nitroxides, imines, C-nitroso compounds, polyenes, etc; Chapter III. Solvent and Temperature Effects; Chapter IV. Amides, Peptides, Nucleosides, Nucleotides, Pigments, and Porphyrins; IV-1. Amides, small peptides, diketopiperazines; IV- 2. Nucleosides, nucleotides; IV- 3. Pigments, porphyrins, and related substances; Chapter V. Optically Active Polymers; V- 1. Naturally occurring polymers; V- 2. Synthetic high polymers. Chapter VI. Metallic ComplexesChapter VII. Magnetic Optical Rotatory Dispersion and Magnetic Circular Dichroism; Appendix; Problems; Tables; Table of rules presently available in ORD-CD; Table of compounds, functional groups, and chromophores ; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.
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ORD and CD in Chemistry and Biochemistry: An Introduction essentially presents the necessary foreword and theoretical foundation for the useful application of optical rotatory dispersion (ORD) and circular dichroism (CD) to certain common chemical problems. This book emphasizes the precision of ORD and CD data in terms of stereochemical information. The book begins with some historical references and a concise review of basic principles on stereochemistry. It further delves onto the phenomena of optical activity. Also included are the definitions and units commonly used in ORD and CD. The.