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Book review TOPICS IN CARBON-13NMRSPECTROSCOPY, Vol. Wiley,
Levy, ed.,
New York, 1979, xii
3, G.C.
+ 397 pages,
$35.00 It is indeed unfortunate done,
for
first
section
it
the first
that the first
is not representative of
this
contact
chapter
the reader
chapter
of the remaining
is notably
of this chapters.
inappropriate,
has with the book,
it
book is not we11 Further,
and because
tends
the
this
to alienate
is
the
and we11 On the other hand, the last five chapters are informative reader. written. The book opens with a multi-authored multi-sectioned chapter of experimental
techniques
that
are largely
unrelated,
except
for
the sections
The first section deals with proton concerned with probe construction. decoupling methods, but only .a few of the many techniques are covered, and those that are covered are at least four years old and nave been covered in example, “Interpretation of Carbon-l 3 NMR is far superior in its treatment of this Spectra, ” by Wehrli and Wirthlin important subject. The second section deals with sensitivity optimization in and is an excellent overview for those building terms of probe construction, other
standard
or modifying author
of
probes for either
this
Spectroscopy small
section
g,
receiver
building
For
texts.
41 (1978). coils
their
more comprehensive
The third
section
covers
magnets.
However, the
treatment
in Proq. NMR
the construction
for microsamples. Again, it is intended for The modification
own probes.
18-20 mm tubes is described of nnr software
of
in the next section,
enough terms to be applicable overview
iron or superconducting
has a far
to other
is presented
iron
next,
of those
Varian XL-100 probes which is written
magnet systems. but it
for
in general
A very brief
is too short
to be of much
The sixth section is an excellent introduction to the extremely value. important and recently developed technique of two-dimensional Fourier transform
(ZDFT) spectroscopy. This
are we11 covered.
is
The advantages,- disadvantages one of the few places
that treat
and 1 imitations this
subject
so
well and so comprehensivelyThe technique is new. and destined to become very important in the near future. The next section is a very short, but very final
useful section
excellent
coverage is
of
temperature
a treatment
introduction
to this
of
measurements of samples in probes.
new pulsed
important,
excitation
specialized
methods, technique.
and is
The an
._
G28 Chapter
2,
Measurements,” -relaxation will
well
Chemical
done,
and the use of
be useful
typical
“Physical is
mainly
organic
ments to
the
relaxation
of
times
is
given
page devoted
to eight
This
motion.
It
chapter
applications
of these measure-
near the end of this chapter.
and contains
membered rings Polycyclic
to larger rings.
al so covered.
of
comprehensive literature survey of '113C NMR of
Nonaromatic Heterocycl ic Canpounds,” from three
13C Spin Relaxation
to study molecular
However, sane useful polymers
Chapter 3 is a 1lGpage
systems
of
for physical chemists, and of little value for the
chemist. study
Applications
and deals primarily with the mechanisms
Monocycl ic
362 references.
are discussed
in detail, with one
fused and bridged ring systems are
is an absolute
must for
those working
in this
area _ NMRspectra importance
of
of
solids
Chapter
are becoming increasingly
4,
entitled
Polymers,U cannot be over-emphasized.
in this
field,
general
technique,
describe
and begins
23-page
instrumentation.
to solid
applications
Clear and lucid
descriptions,
13C NMR of Solid
It was written by two prolific experts
with an appropriate
including
more common, and the
“High Resolution
polymers, such as this
The
mostly
of
introduction remaining
the industrial
one, are not easily
to the
17 pages
type.
found for this
subject. Chapter
Proteoglycans, excellent
5,
"High-Power Double-Resonance
and Model Membranes,” logically
coverages
of
elastin,
collagen,
Studies
of Fibrous Proteins,
follows
cartilage,
Chpater 4, and gives hemoglobin,
and model
membranes_ The concluding applications
chapter
and kinetic
is a well written
aspects
in the first
part of
and ketones _
The second part deals
Organometallic
the chapter
chemists
discussion
of the mechanistic
of 13C CIDNP. Particular attention is given to azo compounds, peroxides, with experimental
and aldehydes
details_
will find Chpater 4 the most useful one, but
only if they are working with relatively insoluble materials, with polymers,
or with substances
that have a special
or unique nature when in the solid
state.
The next most useful topic is the section in the first chapter dealfng with PDFT. This technique, while time-consuming to implement, can be of great value to all types of chemists. Chapters 2, 3 and 6 would be of secondary
importance.
Overal 1,
the book is of moderate
value
metal 1 ic chemists.
Department of Chemistry Yale University New Haven, Connecticut 06520
D. D. Traficante
to organo-