Molecular Optical Activity and the Chiral Discriminations

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Cambridge University Press, Oct 14, 1982 - Medical - 273 pages
This book, first published in 1982, presents a comprehensive introduction to studies of the singular chemical and physical properties of chiral molecules, both organic and inorganic. The topics discussed include the physical basis of the optical activity and the selective interactions of chiral molecules, and the general principles underlying enantiomer separation and asymmetric synthesis. In addition, the successive stages in the development of structural theory that were dependent upon the study of optically active materials are briefly surveyed.
 

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3
27
4
42
5
55
DIMERS AND POLYMERS
72
CHIRAL TRANSITIONMETAL COMPLEXES
103
VIBRATIONAL OPTICAL ACTIVITY
138
THE CHARACTERISATION OF CHIRAL STRUCTURES
148
ENANTIOMERIC DISCRIMINATION
186
CHIRAL ENERGY DISCRIMINATION
227
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