Elsevier

Chemical Physics Letters

Volume 79, Issue 2, 15 April 1981, Pages 395-398
Chemical Physics Letters

Comment
Reply to “Fundamental symmetry aspects of optical activity”

https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(81)80229-1Get rights and content

Abstract

Confusion exists between the notion of a single molecule interacting with its environment, and the theoretical notion of an isolated molecule having no interaction with its environment. The space-inversion properties of the isolated-molecule model preclude optical activity: the model is therefore inadequate, leading to the idea that the environment provides the mechanism for generating optical activity.

References (14)

  • L.D. Barron

    Chem. Phys. Letters

    (1981)
  • R.G. Woolley

    Advan. Phys.

    (1976)
  • R.G. Woolley

    J. Am. Chem. Soc.

    (1978)
  • R.G. Woolley

    Israel J. Chem.

    (1980)
  • L.D. Landau et al.
    (1980)
  • R.A. Harris

    J. Chem. Phys.

    (1965)
  • L.D. Landau et al.
    (1980)
There are more references available in the full text version of this article.

Cited by (0)

View full text