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Dynamic Nuclear Polarization of 13 C Nuclei in the Liquid State over a 10 Tesla Field Range
Author(s) -
Orlando Tomas,
Dervişoğlu Rıza,
Levien Marcel,
Tkach Igor,
Prisner Thomas F.,
Andreas Loren B.,
Denysenkov Vasyl P.,
Bennati Marina
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201811892
Subject(s) - spins , hyperfine structure , polarization (electrochemistry) , halogen , chemistry , organic molecules , molecule , nuclear magnetic resonance , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , small molecule , atomic physics , physics , condensed matter physics , organic chemistry , biochemistry , alkyl
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques play an essential role in natural science and medicine. In spite of the tremendous utility associated with the small energies detected, the most severe limitation is the low signal‐to‐noise ratio. Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), a technique based on transfer of polarization from electron to nuclear spins, has emerged as a tool to enhance sensitivity of NMR. However, the approach in liquids still faces several challenges. Herein we report the observation of room‐temperature, liquid DNP 13 C signal enhancements in organic small molecules as high as 600 at 9.4 Tesla and 800 at 1.2 Tesla. A mechanistic investigation of the 13 C‐DNP field dependence shows that DNP efficiency is raised by proper choice of the polarizing agent (paramagnetic center) and by halogen atoms as mediators of scalar hyperfine interaction. Observation of sizable DNP of 13 CH 2 and 13 CH 3 groups in organic molecules at 9.4 T opens perspective for a broader application of this method.