chiroptic/chiroptical

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01064
A term referring to the optical techniques (using refraction, absorption or emission of anisotropic radiation) for investigating @C01057@ substances [e.g. measurements of @O04312@ at a fixed @W06659@, optical rotatory dispersion (ORD), circular @DT07357@ (CD), and circular @P04712@ of @L03641@ (CPL)].
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. (Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 2203 [Terms] [Paper]