Analytical Applications of Circular Dichroism

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Copyright page
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Preface
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Neil Purdie

Preface
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Harry G. Brittain

List of Contributors
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Chiroptical Phenomena Original Research Article
Pages 1-13
Harry G. Brittain

Chapter 2 Instrumentation for the measurement of circular dichroism; past, present and future developments Original Research Article
Pages 15-52
Donald R. Bobbitt

Chapter 3 Instrumental methods of infrared and Raman vibrational optical activity Original Research Article
Pages 53-89
Laurence A. Nafie, Mario Citra, N. Ragunathan, Gu-Sheng Yu, Diping Che

Chapter 4 Application of infrared CD to the analysis of the solution conformation of biological molecules Original Research Article
Pages 91-130
Max Diem

Chapter 5 Determination of absolute configuration by CD. Applications of the Octant Rule and the Exciton Chirality Rule Original Research Article
Pages 131-174
D.A. Lightner

Chapter 6 Analysis of protein structure by circular dichroism spectroscopy Original Research Article
Pages 175-205
John F. Towell III, Mark C. Manning

Chapter 7 Chiroptical studies of molecules in electronically excited states Original Research Article
Pages 207-240
James P. Riehl

Chapter 8 Analytical applications of CD to the forensic, pharmaceutical, clinical, and food scienes. Original Research Article
Pages 241-278
Neil Purdie

Chapter 9 The use of circular dichroism as a liquid chromatographic detecto. Original Research Article
Pages 279-292
Andras Gergely

Chapter 10 Application of circular dichroism spectropolarimetry to the determination of steroids Original Research Article
Pages 293-305
Andras Gergely

Chapter 11 Circular Dichroism Studies of the Optical Activity Induced in Achiral Molecules Through Association with Chiral Substances Original Research Article
Pages 307-341
Harry G. Brittain

Subject Index
Pages 343-348