Solid State NMR

1. Introductory NMR concepts
1.1 Historical aspects
1.2 Basic Description of NMR Spectroscopy
1.3 Liquid-state NMR Spectroscopy: basic concepts
1.4 Liquid-state NMR Spectroscopy: some experiments
1.5 Solid Materials and NMR Spectroscopy

2. Mathematical and Quantum-Mechanical Tools
2.1 Definitions and basic concepts
2.2 Rotations and frame transformations
2.3 Time-independent features: energy levels and related aspects
2.4 Dealing with time-dependence

3. Nuclear Spin Interactions
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Interaction with external magnetic fields
3.3 Internal Interactions

4. Broadline NMR Spectroscopy
4.1 Introductory remarks
4.2 Finite pulse duration and adiabatic pulses
4.3 Inhomogeneous and homogeneous interactions/line broadening mechanisms
4.4 Dilute spin-½ nuclei
4.5 Abundant Spin-½ Nuclei
4.6 Quadrupolar nuclei

5. 1D high resolution solid-state NMR Spectroscopy
5.1 Dilute Spin-½ Nuclei
5.2 Abundant Spin-½ Nuclei
5.3 Quadrupolar Nuclei

6. 2D solid-state NMR Spectroscopy
6.1 Basic concepts
6.2 Experiments based on chemical shift anisotropy
6.3 Experiments based on heteronuclear dipolar coupling
6.4 Experiments based on homonuclear dipolar coupling
6.5 Experiments based on J-coupling
6.6 Experiments based on quadrupolar interaction

7. Molecular dynamics by solid state NMR
7.1 Experimental observables
7.2 Motional models
7.3 Broadline experiments
7.4 High resolution experiments

8. Application of SSNMR to selected classes of systems
8.1 Pharmaceuticals
8.2 Polymeric materials
8.3 Inorganic and organic-inorganic materials
8.4 Liquid crystals and model membranes