| Literature DB >> 27098594 |
Gennaro Pescitelli1, Torsten Bruhn2.
Abstract
Quantum-mechanical calculations of chiroptical properties have rapidly become the most popular method for assigning absolute configurations (AC) of organic compounds, including natural products. Black-box time-dependent Density Functional Theory (TDDFT) calculations of electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra are nowadays readily accessible to nonexperts. However, an uncritical attitude may easily deliver a wrong answer. We present to the Chirality Forum a discussion on what can be called good computational practice in running TDDFT ECD calculations, highlighting the most crucial points with several examples from the recent literature. Chirality 28:466-474, 2016.Keywords: chiroptical spectroscopy; density functional theory; electronic circular dichroism; natural products; structure elucidation
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27098594 DOI: 10.1002/chir.22600
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chirality ISSN: 0899-0042 Impact factor: 2.437