NMR Spectroscopy: Basic Principles, Concepts and Applications in Chemistry

This third edition of the bestselling classic for organic chemists retains the clear style and excellent didactical, highly practical approach. It explains the topic without mathematical equations, making it ideal for those students who do not have a strong mathematical background, but who want to understand the fundamentals of nuclear magnetic resonance and work with the method in an efficient and accurate way. The contents have been completely revised and updated with approximately 25% new material, including new chapters on biological NMR and other nuclei, including 15N, 31P, 17O and metal nuclei. In addition, outdated methods have been replaced by current ones, and new developments added. An equally invaluable guide to undergraduate and graduate students from such related fields as biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry and materials science. Contains problems complete with solutions.

The Physical Basis of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiment Part I. The Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectra of Organic Molecules. Experimental Aspects of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Chemical Shift and Spin–Spin Coupling as Functions of Structure. The Analysis of High–Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra. The Influence of Molecular Symmetry and Chirality on Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectra. The Physical Basis of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiment Part II: Fourier Transform and Pulse Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Two–Dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. The Influence of Dynamic Effects on 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra. Selected Experimental Techniques of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Carbon–13 Nuclear Magnetic Resosnance Spectroscopy. Other Important Nuclei (Including 15N, 31P, 17O and Metal Nuclei) Techniques for Studying Biological Macromolecules Appendix. Bibliography. Solutions to Exercises. Index.

Harald Günther studied at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, USA. He then became an assistent at the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the Unversity of Cologne, Germany, where he also completed his habilitation. He became Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Siegen, Germany in 1978.