Circular Dichroism: Principles and Applications

PARTIAL 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.