title: An optically transparent thin-layer electrochemical cell for the study of vibrational circular dichroism of chiral redox-active molecules.
abstract: An optically transparent thin-layer electrochemical (OTTLE) cell with a locally extended optical path has been developed in order to perform vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectroscopy on chiral molecules prepared in specific oxidation states by means of electrochemical reduction or oxidation. The new design of the electrochemical cell successfully addresses the technical challenges involved in achieving sufficient infrared absorption. The VCD-OTTLE cell proves to be a valuable tool for the investigation of chiral redox-active molecules.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Photonics Group, Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands. s.m.rosadomingos@uva.nl
authors.forename: Sérgio R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Domingos
authors.forename: Henk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luyten
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: van Anrooij
authors.forename: Hans J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Bert H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.forename: Wybren J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Buma
authors.forename: František
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hartl
authors.forename: Sander
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woutersen