An optically transparent thin-layer electrochemical cell for the study of vibrational circular dichroism of chiral redox-active molecules

Sérgio R Domingos; Henk Luyten; Fred van Anrooij; Hans J Sanders; Bert H Bakker; Wybren J Buma; František Hartl; Sander Woutersen

doi:10.1063/1.4793722

An optically transparent thin-layer electrochemical cell for the study of vibrational circular dichroism of chiral redox-active molecules

Rev Sci Instrum. 2013 Mar;84(3):033103. doi: 10.1063/1.4793722.

Authors

Sérgio R Domingos¹, Henk Luyten, Fred van Anrooij, Hans J Sanders, Bert H Bakker, Wybren J Buma, František Hartl, Sander Woutersen

Affiliation

¹ Molecular Photonics Group, Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands. s.m.rosadomingos@uva.nl

PMID: 23556803
DOI: 10.1063/1.4793722

Abstract

An optically transparent thin-layer electrochemical (OTTLE) cell with a locally extended optical path has been developed in order to perform vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectroscopy on chiral molecules prepared in specific oxidation states by means of electrochemical reduction or oxidation. The new design of the electrochemical cell successfully addresses the technical challenges involved in achieving sufficient infrared absorption. The VCD-OTTLE cell proves to be a valuable tool for the investigation of chiral redox-active molecules.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't