Fundamentals of NMR by THOMAS L. JAMES Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California San Francisco, CA 94143-0446 U.S.A. 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 MAGNETIC RESONANCE Nuclear Spins The Resonance Phenomenon Sensitivity and the Boltzmann Equation Magnetization 1.3 THE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE EXPERIMENT Pulsed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Fourier Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 1.4 RELAXATION Basis Causes Measurement 1.5 OTHER NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE PARAMETERS General Features of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrum Chemical Shift Spin-Spin Coupling (Splitting) Linewidth Peak Intensity 1.6 NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT 1.7 CHEMICAL EXCHANGE