Optical rotation of achiral pentaerythritol.
The optical rotatory power of achiral crystals of achiral pentaerythritol molecules was measured. The maximum rotations were found to be +/-6 degrees /mm. The quantum mechanically computed rotation of pentaerythritol molecules using linear response theory was 6 times larger although the experimental and theoretical tensors were similarly oriented to within 5 degrees .
Claborn
Kacey
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Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA.
Cedres
Javier Herreros
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Isborn
Christine
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Zozulya
Alexey
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Weckert
Edgar
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Kaminsky
Werner
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Kahr
Bart
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