Abstract
The circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy of the oxirane chromophore in mono-, di-, and trisubstituted oxiranes was studied. The chirality rule formulated for the n(0) → 3s transition holds for all the molecules examined. The possibility that this rule can be extended to the oxetane chromophore was explored by studying the CD of (S)-2-methyloxetane. The role of a methyl vs. an ethyl group is presented in the CD of cis-(2R,3S)-ethyl-3-methyloxirane.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1324-1327 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 1987 |