Dynamic NMR spectroscopy in inorganic and organometallic chemistry

This article reviews the main advances in theory, methodology and chemical applications of NMR applied to internal motions in molecules. The literature coverage is for the period 1992-1997, It is far from exhaustive but includes those papers which describe important advances in dynamic NMR theory and experiments, and those applications of well-established theory where emphasis has been given to quantitative accuracy of rate and activation energy data, or where the dynamic processes are particularly novel. Most chemical applications relate to inorganic and organometallic compounds since such species display the widest range of internal rate processes. The review highlights the particular power of combining both one- and two-dimensional NMR methods and covers both solid-state and solution studies. © 1999 Academic Press Inc.