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Classical and Quantum Molecular Dynamics in NMR Spectra

  • Offers a complete description of the study of condensed-phase molecular dynamics using NMR spectroscopy, covering theoretical principles and practical application
  • Describes the theories of nuclear spin relaxation and NMR lineshapes in detail
  • Includes a section on the quantum theory of NMR lineshapes of hindered molecular rotors

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    • Sławomir Szymański, Piotr Bernatowicz
    Pages 1-5
  3. Principles of NMR Spectroscopy

    • Sławomir Szymański, Piotr Bernatowicz
    Pages 7-83
  4. NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics - An Outlook

    • Sławomir Szymański, Piotr Bernatowicz
    Pages 85-143
  5. Nuclear Spin Relaxation Effects in NMR Spectra

    • Sławomir Szymański, Piotr Bernatowicz
    Pages 145-193
  6. Discrete Molecular Dynamics and NMR Line Shape Effects. Intramolecular Exchange

    • Sławomir Szymański, Piotr Bernatowicz
    Pages 195-248
  7. Discrete Molecular Dynamics and NMR Line Shape Effects. General Exchange

    • Sławomir Szymański, Piotr Bernatowicz
    Pages 249-303
  8. Rotational Tunneling in Stick NMR Spectra of Solids

    • Sławomir Szymański, Piotr Bernatowicz
    Pages 305-331
  9. Quantum Molecular Dynamics in Liquid-Phase Stick NMR Spectra

    • Sławomir Szymański, Piotr Bernatowicz
    Pages 333-348
  10. Quantum Mechanical Rate Processes in NMR Spectra

    • Sławomir Szymański, Piotr Bernatowicz
    Pages 349-389
  11. Correction to: Classical and Quantum Molecular Dynamics in NMR Spectra

    • Sławomir Szymański, Piotr Bernatowicz
    Pages C1-C1
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 391-402

About this book

The book provides a detailed account of how condensed-phase molecular dynamics are reflected in the line shapes of NMR spectra. The theories establishing connections between random, time-dependent molecular processes and lineshape effects are exposed in depth. Special emphasis is placed on the theoretical aspects, involving in particular intermolecular processes in solution, and molecular symmetry issues. The Liouville super-operator formalism is briefly introduced and used wherever it is beneficial for the transparency of presentation. The proposed formal descriptions of the discussed problems are sufficiently detailed to be implemented on a computer. Practical applications of the theory in solid- and liquid-phase studies are illustrated with appropriate experimental examples, exposing the potential of the lineshape method in elucidating molecular dynamics

NMR-observable molecular phenomena where quantization of the spatial nuclear degrees of freedom is crucial are addressed in the last part of the book. As an introduction to this exciting research field, selected aspects of the quantum mechanics of isolated systems undergoing rotational tunnelling are reviewed, together with some basic information about quantum systems interacting with their condensed environment. The quantum theory of rate processes evidenced in the NMR lineshapes of molecular rotors is presented, and illustrated with appropriate experimental examples from both solid- and liquid-phase spectra. In this context, the everlasting problem of the quantum-to-classical transition is discussed at a quantitative level. 

The book will be suitable for graduate students and new and practising researchers using NMR techniques.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

    Sławomir Szymański

  • Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

    Piotr Bernatowicz

About the authors

Slawomir Szymanski is Professor at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, Warsaw, Poland.  His research centres on NMR spectroscopy, namely molecular structure and dynamics in condensed phases studied by NMR spectroscopy methods, and quantum mechanical effects in the stochastic dynamics of hindered molecular rotators.  He is a recipient of the Award of the Mathematical, Physical and Chemical Sciences Division of the Polish Academy of Sciences.   

Piotr Bernatowicz is Head of the NMR Laboratory in the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences. 


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eBook USD 119.00
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Softcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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