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  • Physical Chemistry
  • Molecular Spectroscopy

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  • Nuclear quadrupole coupling introduces hyperfine structure in molecular rotational spectra.
  • This complicates microwave three-wave mixing (M3WM) by creating overlapping transition cycles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the application of M3WM to valinol, an amino alcohol with hyperfine structure.
  • To explore pulse schemes for addressing individual or multiple hyperfine transition cycles.
  • To demonstrate enantiomer differentiation using M3WM.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized microwave three-wave mixing (M3WM) on valinol.
  • Applied selection rules for rotational transitions and nuclear quadrupole coupling to identify accessible hyperfine cycles.
  • Employed single-frequency and chirped microwave pulse schemes.
  • Performed numerical simulations using an effective hyperfine interaction model.

Main Results:

  • Identified specific hyperfine transition cycles within the |101⟩, |212⟩, and |202⟩ rotational states of valinol.
  • Generated distinct chiral signals for different pulse schemes, enabling enantiomer differentiation.
  • Experimental results showed excellent agreement with numerical simulations.

Conclusions:

  • Microwave three-wave mixing is applicable to molecular systems with hyperfine structure due to nuclear quadrupole coupling.
  • Tailored pulse schemes allow for selective excitation and differentiation of enantiomers.
  • This work expands M3WM capabilities to new classes of molecules, including those with quadrupolar nuclei.