ChemInform Abstract: Determination of the Absolute Configurations of Chiral Molecules Using Vibrational Circular Dichroism (VCD) Spectroscopy
β Scribed by Philip J. Stephens; Frank J. Devlin; Jian-Jung Pan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Weight
- 15 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-7597
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We discuss the theoretical prediction of vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectra using ab initio density functional theory (DFT) and the application of this methodology to the determination of the absolute configurations and conformations of chiral molecules.
The absolute configuration of the (Γ)-enantiomer of mirtazapine was determined by means of vibrational circular dichroism (VCD). The observed VCD of (Γ)-mirtazapine showed excellent correlation with the calculated VCD of the (R)-enantiomer. This is in agreement with the absolute configuration as det