NMR of Ordered Liquids

Name: NMR of Ordered Liquids
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ISBN: 9781402013430

ISBN-10: 1402013434

ISBN-13: 9781402013430

Edition: 2003

Authors: E. Elliott Burnell, Cornelis A. de Lange

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NMR of Ordered Liquids gives a unique overview of the scope and limitations of the NMR of oriented liquids, based on contributions from acknowledged experts in the field. The book consists of four sections: -detailed general introduction which covers the basic principles and sophisticated experimental techniques; -wide variety of applications ranging from NMR studies of small atoms and molecules in anisotropic liquids to the utilization of residual dipolar couplings for structure determination of biological molecules; -summary of the sophisticated theoretical treatments, computer simulations, and phenomenological models for anisotropic intermolecular interactions that are widely used in the…

Book details

List price: $169.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 7/31/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 456
Size: 8.27" wide x 8.27" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 4.136



Contributing Authors


Preface


Introduction




Basics



Basics of NMR of molecules in uniaxial anisotropic environments




Introduction



General Hamiltonian in uniaxial anisotropic liquids



The high-field approximation



Transformation to molecule-fixed axes



Orientation parameters



Molecular symmetry



Simple examples of NMR spectra of orientationally ordered molecules



Orientational order induced by anisotropic solvents



Orientational order induced by strong electric fields



Orientational order induced by strong magnetic fields



Internal motion



Summary



Density matrix methods in NMR




Introduction



Brief introduction to the density matrix



Pulsed NMR



Summary



Coherent averaging and correlation of anisotropic spin interactions in oriented molecules




Introduction



Spatial reorientation techniques



Two-dimensional dynamic director correlations



Spin manipulation based techniques



Multidimensional techniques



Conclusions



Multiple Quantum NMR Spectroscopy in Orientationally Ordered Fluids




NMR in orientationally ordered fluids



Spectral simplification by MQNMR



Excitation and detection of multiple quantum coherence



Selective deuteration for spectral simplification



Spectral analysis and simulation



Structural studies using MQNMR



Structual studies by [superscript 1]H MQNMR



Heteronuclear MQNMR



Other applications of MQNMR in liquid crystalline solvents



Spectral Analysis of Orientationally Ordered Molecules




Introduction



Tools of the trade



Some examples of putting it together



Summary



NMR of solute atoms and molecules



NMR of Noble Gases Dissolved in Liquid Crystals




Introduction



NMR properties of noble gases



Chemical shift



Quadrupole coupling



Relaxation



[superscript 129]Xe self-diffusion



Conclusions



NMR of partially ordered solutes with emphasis on structure determination




Introduction



Basic principles



Spectral analysis



Scope and limitations



Practical considerations for deriving precise molecular structural information



Aids for spectral analysis



Emerging developments and possible future directions



Conclusions



Observation and interpretation of residual dipolar couplings in biomolecules




Introduction



Theory



Measurement of residual dipolar couplings



Interpretation and applications of dipolar couplings and CSA in structural biology



Summary



The search for high-resolution NMR methods for membrane peptide structure




Introduction: NMR of orientationally ordered systems



Theoretical background



Separated local field spectroscopy



High-resolution [superscript 1]H MAS NMR of small membrane proteins



Conclusions



Theory, models, and simulations



Solutes as probes of simplified models of orientational order




Introduction



Obtaining a self-consistent set of solute orientational order parameters



Factors affecting solute orientational order



Orientational order of solutes in "magic mixtures"



Comparison of experimental and calculated orientational order in "pure" liquid crystals and "magic mixtures"



Conclusions



Molecular Models of Orientational Order




Phenomenological models for short-range interactions



Modeling electrostatic interactions



Density functional theory



Conclusion



Polarization induced by a charge distribution in a dielectric



Molecular theory of orientational order




Introduction



Order parameters, molecular structure and interactions



Approximation schemes for the potential of mean torque



Molecular models



Summary



Very Flexible Solutes: Alkyl Chains and Derivatives




Introduction



Chronology of NMR studies of flexible solutes



Models of flexible molecules



Conclusions



NMR Studies of Solutes in Liquid Crystals: Small Flexible Molecules




Introduction



Theoretical background



The conformational problem



Selected examples



Conclusions



Simulations of Orientational Order of Solutes in Liquid Crystals




Introduction



Orientational distribution functions and mean-field potentials



Conformational behaviour of flexible solutes



Electrostatic interactions



Conclusions



Dynamic aspects and relaxation



Spin relaxation in orientationally ordered molecules




Introduction



Average Hamiltonian



Spin relaxation theory



Motional models



Applications of spin relaxation



Low-frequency NMR relaxometry of spatially constrained liquid crystals




Introduction



Field-cycling relaxometry



Low-field proton relaxometry of confined liquid crystals



The dipolar-correlation effect



Deuteron NMR relaxometry of confined liquid crystals



NMR on macroscopically oriented lyotropic systems




Introduction



Orientation dependent NMR interactions



Lipid translational diffusion



Preparation of macroscopically oriented lamellar systems



Examples



Dynamic NMR in liquid crystals and liquid crystalline solutions




Introduction



Dynamic proton NMR of solutes in nematic solvents



Dynamic deuterium NMR spectra



Dynamic carbon-13 MAS NMR



Concluding remarks