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Chiroptical properties of 2,2’‐bioxirane
Author(s) -
Daugey N.,
De Rycke N.,
Brotin T.,
Buffeteau T.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chirality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1520-636X
pISSN - 0899-0042
DOI - 10.1002/chir.22814
Subject(s) - chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science
The two enantiomers of 2,2′‐bioxirane were synthesized, and their chiroptical properties were thoroughly investigated in various solvents by polarimetry, vibrational circular dichroism (VCD), and Raman optical activity (ROA). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/aug‐cc‐pVTZ level revealed the presence of three conformers ( G + , G − , and cis ) with Gibbs populations of 51, 44, and 5% for the isolated molecule, respectively. The population ratios of the two main conformers were modified for solvents exhibiting higher dielectric constants ( G − form decreases whereas G + form increases). The behavior of the specific optical rotation values with the different solvents was correctly reproduced by time‐dependent DFT calculations using the polarizable continuum model (PCM), except for the benzene for which explicit solvent model should be necessary. Finally, VCD and ROA spectra were perfectly reproduced by the DFT/PCM calculations for the Boltzmann‐averaged G + and G − conformers.

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