NMR Spectroscopy Explained: Simplified Theory, Applications and Examples for Organic Chemistry and Structural Biology

NMR Spectroscopy Explained : Simplified Theory, Applications and Examples for Organic Chemistry and Structural Biology provides a fresh, practical guide to NMR for both students and practitioners, in a clearly written and non-mathematical format. It gives the reader an intermediate level theoretical basis for understanding laboratory applications, developing concepts gradually within the context of examples and useful experiments.

• Introduces students to modern NMR as applied to analysis of organic compounds.
• Presents material in a clear, conversational style that is appealing to students.
• Contains comprehensive coverage of how NMR experiments actually work.
• Combines basic ideas with practical implementation of the spectrometer.
• Provides an intermediate level theoretical basis for understanding laboratory experiments.
• Develops concepts gradually within the context of examples and useful experiments.
• Introduces the product operator formalism after introducing the simpler (but limited) vector model.

A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING NMR SPECTROSCOPY

Used in concert with complementary analytical techniques such as light spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the most powerful tool for the determination of organic structure. This book fosters a real-world understanding of NMR spectroscopy and how it works without burying the reader in technical details and physical and mathematical formalism. With an accessible, clear style and approach, NMR Spectroscopy Explained:

• Introduces readers to modern NMR spectroscopy as it is applied to the analysis of organic compounds and biomolecules
• Minimizes complicated theory and focuses on the practical aspects of NMR spectroscopy
• Provides comprehensive coverage of how NMR spectroscopy experiments actually work and how to optimize them on the spectrometer
• Provides examples of every experiment, with detailed interpretation of data
• Presents essential descriptive theory in mainly nonmathematical terms

The guide starts with a basic model and expands it one step at a time, complete with experiments and examples, helping readers who are not experts in physics or physical chemistry to develop an empowering understanding of even the most complex biological NMR spectroscopy techniques. It is an ideal reference for professionals in industry and academia who use NMR spectroscopy technology, NMR facility managers, and upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, biophysics, and engineering.

Neil E. Jacobsen, PHD, is the NMR Facility Manager in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he also teaches graduate-level NMR courses. He received his PhD in organic chemistry at the University of California-Berkeley and gained experience in protein NMR spectroscopy at the University of Washington and at Genentech, Inc.