Nuclear magnetic resonance Volume 39 : a review of the literature published between January 2008 and May 2009

In line with its predecessors, Volume 39 of the SPR on NMR aims to provide a comprehensive coverage of the NMR literature. The relevant literature is that appearing between June 2008 and May 2009. Unfortunately the reporter for the Chapter on 'Nuclear Spin Relaxation in Liquids and Gases' was unable to fulfil his commission for this Volume. Thus it is intended to include a report covering two years of work in this area in Volume 40. A slightly less familiar aspect of the current volume is that it represents a handover from the old Editor to the new one. We both wish to record our thanks to the members of the reporting team for their conscientious efforts in the preparation and submission of their reports. An especial vote of thanks is due to Professors H. Fukui and E. F. Hounsell, both of whom are longstanding contributors to this series and are retiring from the reporting team with this volume. For those wanting to become rapidly acquainted with specific areas of NMR, this title provides unrivalled scope of coverage. As a spectroscopic method, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has seen spectacular growth, both as a technique and in its applications. Today's applications of NMR span a wide range of scientific disciplines, from physics to biology to medicine. Each volume of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance comprises a combination of annual and biennial reports which together provide comprehensive coverage of the literature on this topic. This Specialist Periodical Report reflects the growing volume of published work involving NMR techniques and applications, in particular NMR of natural macromolecules, which is covered in two reports: NMR of Proteins and Nucleic Acids and NMR of Carbohydrates, Lipids and Membranes. For those wanting to become rapidly aquainted with specific areas of NMR, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance provides unrivalled scope of coverage. Seasoned practitioners of NMR will find this an invaluable source of current methods and applications. Cover......Page 1 Volume 39......Page 2 Preface......Page 6 CONTENTS......Page 8 Symbols and Abbreviations......Page 14 Books and reviews......Page 22 Theoretical and physical aspects of nuclear......Page 63 Applications of nuclear shielding......Page 91 Theoretical aspects of spin–spin couplings......Page 172 Applications of spin-spin couplings......Page 200 Solid state NMR spectroscopy......Page 248 NMR of proteins and nucleic acids......Page 289 NMR of carbohydrates, lipids and membranes......Page 311 Synthetic macromolecules......Page 343 NMR in living systems......Page 384 Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging......Page 419 NMR of liquid crystals and micellar solutions......Page 445 Oriented molecules......Page 477