Use of RDCs in rigid organic compounds and some practical considerations concerning alignment media

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part A: Bridging Education and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 65-80

  Thiele, Christina M ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diastereotopic groups; Partial alignment; Polyglutamates; Relative configuration; Residual dipolar couplings; Variable angle sample spinning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047236328     PISSN: 15466086     EISSN: 15525023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.a.20075     Document Type: Article

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