Observation of Rayleigh Optical Activity for Chiral Molecules: A New Chiroptical Tool
By measuring a small circularly polarized component in the scattered light, we report the first observation of Rayleigh optical activity (RayOA) for isotropic samples of chiral molecules, namely the two enantiomers of α-pinene in neat liquid form. Our work validates fundamental theoretical predictions made over 50 years ago and expands the chiroptical toolkit.
Authors
- Robert P. Cameron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8809-5459)
- Andrew J. Love (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8848-2005)
- Duncan McArthur
- Prasad L. Polavarapu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6458-0508)
- Lewis E. MacKenzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8151-0525)
- Andrew R. Puente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6434-7340)
- Aidan S. Arnold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7084-6958)
- Emmanouil I. Alexakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6895-7527)
- Rebecca McGonigle
- Laurence D. Barron
Institutions
- Supélec (FR)
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (CH)
- James Hutton Institute (GB)
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Sup Management (MA)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.5c05516
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.76