Determination of quadrupolar and chemical shielding tensors using solid-state two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy

The quadrupolar and chemical shift tensors, as well as the relative orientation of the two principle axis systems, are accurately determined using a two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance technique. Good agreement between experimental and simulated two-dimensional spectra is obtained for a series of rubidium and sodium compounds at multiple magnetic field strengths. Extension of this technique to correlate the quadrupolar and dipolar interactions, as well as the incorporation of a purely isotropic dimension resulting in a three-dimensional experiment is also discussed. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.