Inorganic and Other Related Solids

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Various examples of solid-state NMR applications are collected in the final Section 4. This section is divided into 13 subsections depending on the type of the material studied (4.1) organic solids (4.2) inclusion compounds (4.3) amino acids and peptides (4.4) proteins (4.5) pharmaceutical and biomedical applications (4.6) polymers (4.7) carbonaceous materials (4.8) organometallic and coordination compounds (4.9) glasses and amorphous solids (4.10) micro- and mesoporous solids (4.11) surface science and catalysis, and (4.12) inorganic and other related solids. 

Inorganic and Other Related Solids. - The reaction of [(=SiO)Zr(CH2t-Bu)3] with H2 at 150°C leads to the hydrogenolysis of the zireonium-earbon bonds to form a very reactive hydride intermediates which further reacts to form a number of other intermediates. Their structural identities were identified by H DQ solid-state NMR spectroscopy as well as reactivity studies. 

Another historically important area involving inorganic chemistry in hydro-thermal fluids is related to the synthesis of zeolites and other microporous solids. It was recognized early on that naturally occurring zeolites (or boiling stones) are the result of natural hydrothermal activity. Thus, a fairly intense effort to prepare new zeolites from hydrothermal solutions in the laboratory was mounted, particularly in the petrochemical industry. Much of the early work is summarized in an excellent monograph by Barrer [29]. Most of the useful microporous solids are prepared at relatively low temperatures... 

Thermal reactions (dehydration, thermal decomposition, solid state reactions) play an important part in the production of inorganic materials from minerals, gels and related raw materials. Solid state NMR can provide useful insights into the progress of these reactions and their mechanistic details, as well as information on phase transformations and other high-temperature phenomena. 

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