Solid state NMR, high temperature

The general problem of solution homogeneity represents a major area of concern in high-resolution solution NMR studies of complex hydrocarbon mixtures encountered in coal products. Although alternate NMR approaches could be used or developed (e.g., solid-state NMR, high-temperature NMR, ideal NMR solvents, etc.), the quantitative NMR approach used in the present study can distinguish this problem when complementary elemental combustion data is available. 

The complex was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and solid state NMR. Low temperature X-ray crystal structure analysis of the compound indicated the inclusion of CS2 in the calixarene cavity to be highly symmetrically oriented directly on the C4 axis of the host. The CP/MAS experiment showed significant complexation-induced chemical shift (CIS=... 

Solid state NMR has been used to study polymers of various classes over the past several years. In particular, the technique has been used to study curing reactions in epoxies (12). polyimides (1), and acetylenic terminated sulfones (13). The ability to observe the evolution of the carbons of the reacting species has been clearly shown to provide valuable information which has been difficult or impossible to obtain with other techniques. The use of 13C solid state NMR techniques is essential for the understanding of curing reactions in high temperature polymers in order to be able to correlate the reaction chemistry with the structural and resulting physical properties. 

TABLE 14. Characteristic solid state NMR parameters for the high- and low-temperature... 

On the basis of the calibration by melting points and phase transitions, a number of shift thermometers have been developed for solid-state NMR spectroscopy in various temperature ranges. Wehrle et al. 144), for example, used the line splitting in the N CP/MAS NMR spectrum of the organic dye molecule tetra-methyldibenzotetraaza annulene (TTAA) in the temperature range 123—405 K. A high-temperature shift thermometer for temperatures of up to 790 K was developed by van Moorsel et al. 40) on the basis of Sn MAS NMR spectroscopic... 

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