title: Detection of molecular chirality by induced resonance Raman optical activity in europium complexes.
abstract: Beef up the signal: Induced resonance Raman optical activity (IRROA) in the presence of a europium complex enabled the detection of molecular chirality (see picture) with a 10(4)-fold increase in sensitivity relative to that observed with conventional nonresonant vibrational ROA. The method can thus be used as a sensitive tool for the determination of the absolute configuration and enantiomeric excess of organic and biologically relevant compounds.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bouř
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005063:Europium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D005063:Europium