Comprehensive Chiroptical Spectroscopy, Instrumentation, Methodologies,
and Theoretical Simulations
Book description
This book provides an introduction to the important methods of
chiroptical spectroscopy in general, and circular dichroism (CD) in
particular, which are increasingly important in all areas of chemistry,
biochemistry, and structural biology. The book can be used as a text for
undergraduate and graduate students and as a reference for researchers
in academia and industry, with or without the companion volume in this
set. Experimental methods and instrumentation are described with topics
ranging from the most widely used methods (electronic and vibrational
CD) to frontier areas such as nonlinear spectroscopy and photoelectron
CD, as well as the theory of chiroptical methods and techniques for
simulating chiroptical properties. Each chapter is written by one or
more leading authorities with extensive experience in the field.
Nina Berova
is a Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Columbia
University. She has been a coeditor of the journal Chirality
(Wiley) since 1998.
Prasad L. Polavarapu is currently a Professor of Chemistry at
Vanderbilt University.
Koji Nakanishi is one of the world's leading natural products
chemists and was editor of the journal, The Chemical Record
(Wiley). He retired from Columbia University in 2007, but continues to
conduct research.
Robert W. Woody is an Emeritus Professor at Colorado State
University.
