vibrational circular dichroism

initialism: VCD
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08704
Circular dichroism, kL–kR, for vibrational transitions.
Note:
Vibrations in chiral molecules and materials absorb left circularly polarized radiation to a different extent than right circularly polarized radiation.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 647. (Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)) on page 768 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'vibrational circular dichroism' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08704 RIS BibTex EndNote
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