Nature

Vibrational Circular Dichroism and Absolute Configuration Analysis

Vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) has rapidly emerged as a critical chiroptical technique for elucidating the absolute configuration of chiral molecules. By measuring the differential absorption of ...
Nature

Isolation and Absolute Configuration of SMTP-0, a Simplest Congener of the SMTP Family Nonlysine-analog Plasminogen Modulators

SMTP-0, a new simple congener of the SMTP nonlysine-analog plasminogen modulators, was isolated from a culture of Stachybotrys microspora. Based on the physico-chemical data, SMTP-0 was shown to be an ...
C&EN

A Dream Realized

It's not often one finds solid proof of this magazine's impact on the outside world. Here's one: A story on chiral drugs (C&EN, Oct. 9, 1995, page 44) helped bring vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) ...
JSTOR Daily

Highly enantioselective synthesis of γ-, δ-, and ε-chiral 1-alkanols via Zr-catalyzed asymmetric carboalumination of alkenes (ZACA)–Cu- or Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 111, No. 23 (June 10, 2014), pp. 8368-8373 (6 pages) Despite recent advances of asymmetric synthesis, the ...