Topics in carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy

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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-