Molecular dynamics of optically active molecules in the liquid state: direct observation of rotation/translation coupling
Abstract
By simulating, on a computer, the molecular dynamics of (R)- and (S)-1,1-chlorofluoroethane enantiomer liquids, together with the racemic mixture, a major new spectroscopic property of the molecular liquid state is revealed directly (in the laboratory frame) to be a consequence of rotation/translation coupling.