A Complete Introduction To Modern Nmr Spectroscopy

Clear, accessible coverage of modern NMR spectroscopy-for students and professionals in many fields of science

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has made quantum leaps in the last decade, becoming a staple tool in such divergent fields as chemistry, physics, materials science, biology, and medicine. That is why it is essential that scientists working in these areas be fully conversant with current NMR theory and practice.

This down-to-basics text offers a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the fundamentals of NMR spectroscopy. Using a straightforward approach that develops all concepts from a rudimentary level without using heavy mathematics, it gives readers the knowledge they need to solve any molecular structure problem from a complete set of NMR data. Topics are illustrated throughout with hundreds of figures and actual spectra. Chapter-end summaries and review problems with answers are included to help reinforce and test understanding of key material.

From NMR studies of biologically important molecules to magnetic resonance imaging, this book serves as an excellent all-around primer on NMR spectroscopic analysis.

ROGER S. MACOMBER was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1969-1997, and is currently Professor of Chemistry at Pepperdine University. He is the author of nearly 100 scientific and professional articles, as well as several monographs, including The Vocabulary of Organic Chemistry, NMR Spectroscopy: Essential Theory and Practice, and Organic Chemistry, Volumes I and II.

Partial table of contents:

Spectroscopy: Some Preliminary Considerations.

Magnetic Properties of Nuclei.

Obtaining an NMR Spectrum.

Correlating Proton Chemical Shifts with Molecular Structure.

First-Order (Weak) Spin-Spin Coupling.

Factors that Influence the Sign and Magnitude of J: Second-Order (Strong) Coupling Effects.

The Study of Dynamic Processes by NMR.

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Chemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization.

Two-Dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.

NMR Studies of Biologically Important Molecules.

Appendices.

Indexes.