Abstract
7,7′-Disubstituted 2,2′-methylenedioxy-1,1′-binaphthyls are highly efficient chirality inducers in nematic liquid crystals. The absolute configuration of these compounds is, however, hard to determine as they only crystallize as racemic mixtures. In this work a Vibrational Circular Dichroism (VCD) study is reported that provides an unambiguous determination of the absolute configuration of these compounds. An in-depth General Coupled Oscillator (GCO) analysis of the source of the VCD signal reveals that the unusual structure of these binaphthyl compounds inherently leads to strong and robust VCD bands. Combined with linear transit calculations, our VCD studies allow for the determination of key structural parameters.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 10021-10028 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| Early online date | 9 Apr 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - 28 Apr 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:M. A. J. K., L. V. and W. J. B. acknowledge financial support from NWO in the framework of the Fund New Chemical Innovations (NWO Project No. 731.014.209). V. P. N. acknowledges funding from UEFISCDI (PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-2783, contract no. PCE 190/2021).
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