The interplay between conformation and absolute configuration in chiral electron dynamics of small diols

A competition between chiral characteristics alternatively attributable to either conformation or to absolute configuration is identified. Circular dichroism associated with photoexcitation of the outer orbital of configurational enantiomers of 1,3- and 2,3-butanediols has been examined with a focus...

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Main Authors: Daly, Stephen, Tia, Maurice, Garcia, Gustavo A., Nahon, Laurent, Powis, Ivan
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Published: Wiley-VCH Verlag 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34135/
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author Daly, Stephen
Tia, Maurice
Garcia, Gustavo A.
Nahon, Laurent
Powis, Ivan
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Tia, Maurice
Garcia, Gustavo A.
Nahon, Laurent
Powis, Ivan
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description A competition between chiral characteristics alternatively attributable to either conformation or to absolute configuration is identified. Circular dichroism associated with photoexcitation of the outer orbital of configurational enantiomers of 1,3- and 2,3-butanediols has been examined with a focus on the large changes in electron chiral asymmetry produced by different molecular conformations. Experimental gas phase measurements offer support for the theoretical modelling of this chiroptical effect. A surprising prediction is that a conformationally produced pseudoenantiomerism in 1,3-butanediol generates a chiral response in the frontier electron dynamics that effectively outweighs the influence of the permanent configurational handedness established at the asymmetrically substituted carbon. Induced conformation, and specifically induced conformational chirality, may thus be a dominating factor in chiral molecular recognition in such systems.
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spelling nottingham-341352020-05-04T18:00:00Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34135/ The interplay between conformation and absolute configuration in chiral electron dynamics of small diols Daly, Stephen Tia, Maurice Garcia, Gustavo A. Nahon, Laurent Powis, Ivan A competition between chiral characteristics alternatively attributable to either conformation or to absolute configuration is identified. Circular dichroism associated with photoexcitation of the outer orbital of configurational enantiomers of 1,3- and 2,3-butanediols has been examined with a focus on the large changes in electron chiral asymmetry produced by different molecular conformations. Experimental gas phase measurements offer support for the theoretical modelling of this chiroptical effect. A surprising prediction is that a conformationally produced pseudoenantiomerism in 1,3-butanediol generates a chiral response in the frontier electron dynamics that effectively outweighs the influence of the permanent configurational handedness established at the asymmetrically substituted carbon. Induced conformation, and specifically induced conformational chirality, may thus be a dominating factor in chiral molecular recognition in such systems. Wiley-VCH Verlag 2016-07-22 Article PeerReviewed Daly, Stephen, Tia, Maurice, Garcia, Gustavo A., Nahon, Laurent and Powis, Ivan (2016) The interplay between conformation and absolute configuration in chiral electron dynamics of small diols. Angewandte Chemie International Edition . ISSN 1433-7851 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201603771/abstract doi:10.1002/anie.201603771 doi:10.1002/anie.201603771
spellingShingle Daly, Stephen
Tia, Maurice
Garcia, Gustavo A.
Nahon, Laurent
Powis, Ivan
The interplay between conformation and absolute configuration in chiral electron dynamics of small diols
title The interplay between conformation and absolute configuration in chiral electron dynamics of small diols
title_full The interplay between conformation and absolute configuration in chiral electron dynamics of small diols
title_fullStr The interplay between conformation and absolute configuration in chiral electron dynamics of small diols
title_full_unstemmed The interplay between conformation and absolute configuration in chiral electron dynamics of small diols
title_short The interplay between conformation and absolute configuration in chiral electron dynamics of small diols
title_sort interplay between conformation and absolute configuration in chiral electron dynamics of small diols
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34135/
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