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    Methyl group as a probe of chirality in Raman optical activity

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    Raman circular intensity differentials observed in methyl asymmetric deformations and methyl torsions indicate that the methyl group could function as a powerful new probe of chirality. Torsional Raman optical activity could lead to new knowledge of barriers to internal rotation in molecules and aid the assignment of torsional modes
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