<br/>Chiral salen transition metal complexes have been increasing in popularity due to their wide range of applications as catalysts for asymmetric epoxidation reactions. The study of surface chirality is of high interest because it influences the enantioselectivity of the catalyst during heterogeneous catalysis. In addition, molecular chirality is directly related to configuration and conformation of molecules, and therefore their functional properties. Heterodyne Detected Doubly-Resonant Chiral SFG, an interface specific highly sensitive technique has been applied to have a better understanding on both molecular electronic and vibrational structures of the chiral Jacobsen catalyst while being able to distinguish between its enantiomers by referring to their phase. The role of the central metal in proximity to the surface in the chirality and the effect of its electronic properties in the d-d and metal to ligand charge transfer electronic transitions coupling is examined.<br/>

Surface chirality study of a manganese salen complex via internal heterodyne doubly-resonant sum-frequency generation spectroscopy

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