Optical Activity Determinations in Chemistry and Biochemistry

在三一大学，光谱偏振法已经被完全整合到本科化学课程中。配备单色计和连续光源的偏振计提供了在理解手性分子的三维结构方面展示光学活性测量的基本特征的应用。测定无机配合物和有机化合物的旋光性，测定核苷构象分析和碱基堆叠中的旋光性色散曲线，以及用现代方法测定纯对映体的比旋光性，这些都是学生们正在经历的活动。

Spectropolarimetry is being fully integrated into the undergraduate chemistry curriculum at Trinity University. A polarimeter equipped with a monochrometer and continuous sources affords applications that demonstrate the essential characteristics of optical activity measurements in understanding the 3-dimensional structure of chiral molecules. Determination of the optical rotations of inorganic complexes and organic compounds, the measurement of optical rotatory dispersion curves in conformational analyses and base stacking of nucleosides, and the determination of the specific rotation of pure enantiomers by modern methods are among the activities students are experiencing.