Abstract
A circular dichroic (CD) excition chirality method based on host-guest chiral recognition has been developed to determine the absolute configuration of carboxylic acids with an alpha-stereogenic center; an amide C = O-->Zn coordination, identified by infrared spectroscopy and computations, is involved in this complexation.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Carboxylic Acids / chemistry*
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Conformation
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Monte Carlo Method
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Porphyrins / chemistry*
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Spectrophotometry, Infrared
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Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
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Zinc / chemistry*
Substances
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Carboxylic Acids
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Porphyrins
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Zinc