The optical activity of carvone: A theoretical and experimental investigation

The optical rotatory dispersion (ORD) and circular dichroism of the conformationally flexible carvone molecule has been investigated in 17 solvents and compared with results from calculations for the "free" (gas phase) molecule. The G3 method was used to determine the relative energies of...

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Published in:The Journal of chemical physics 2012-03, Vol.136 (11), p.114512-114512-12
Main Authors: Lambert, Jason, Compton, R. N., Crawford, T. Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Monoterpenes - chemistry
Quantum Theory
Temperature
Vibration
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Summary:The optical rotatory dispersion (ORD) and circular dichroism of the conformationally flexible carvone molecule has been investigated in 17 solvents and compared with results from calculations for the "free" (gas phase) molecule. The G3 method was used to determine the relative energies of the six conformers. The optical rotation of ( R )-(−)-carvone at 589 nm was calculated using coupled cluster and density functional methods, including temperature-dependent vibrational corrections. Vibrational corrections are significant and are primarily associated with normal modes involving the stereogenic carbon atom and the carbonyl group, whose n → π* excitation plays a significant role in the chiroptical response of carvone. Without the inclusion of vibrational corrections the optical rotation calculated with CCSD and DFT has the opposite sign of experimental data. Calculations of optical rotation performed in solution using the polarizable continuum model were also opposite in sign when compared to that of the experiment.
ISSN:0021-9606
1089-7690
DOI:10.1063/1.3693270