Title: vibrational circular dichroism
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - vibrational circular dichroism
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08704
Status: current

Definition
Circular dichroism, \(k^{\rm{L}} – k^{\rm{R}}\), 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 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)

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Citation: 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. 10.1351/goldbook.08704
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