Induced Circular Dichroism and Conformational Analysis of 2,2'- Binaphthyl Esters Derived from Primary Alcohols Possessing a Stereogenic Center in the β-Position

Circular dichroism calculations and conformational analyses of 2,2'-binaphthyl esters derived from primary alcohols with a chiral center in the β-position of the hydroxy group were performed using the time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) method, suggesting that the TD-DFT is highly effective for determining the absolute configuration of the binaphthyl esters.