%0 Journal Article %J Journal of the American Chemical Society %D 2012 %T Zero-Field NMR Enhanced by Parahydrogen in Reversible Exchange %A Theis, T. %A Ledbetter, M. P. %A Kervern, G. %A Blanchard, J. W. %A Ganssle, P. J. %A Butler, M. C. %A Shin, H. D. %A Budker, D. %A Pines, A. %K gas %X

We have recently demonstrated that sensitive and chemically specific NMR spectra can be recorded in the absence of a magnetic field using hydrogenative parahydrogen induced polarization (PHIP)(1-3) and detection with an optical atomic magnetometer. Here, we show that non-hydrogenative para-hydrogen-induced polarization(4-6) (NH-PHIP) can also dramatically enhance the sensitivity of zero-field NMR. We demonstrate the detection of pyridine, at concentrations as low as 6 mM in a sample volume of 250 mu L, with sufficient sensitivity to resolve all identifying spectral features, as supported by numerical simulations. Because the NH-PHIP mechanism is nonreactive, operates in situ, and eliminates the need for a prepolarizing magnet, its combination with optical atomic magnetometry will greatly broaden the analytical capabilities of zero-field and low-field NMR.

%B Journal of the American Chemical Society %V 134 %P 3987-3990 %8 02/2012 %@ 0002-7863 %G English %U ://WOS:000301550800015 %N 9 %M WOS:000301550800015 %! Zero-Field NMR Enhanced by Parahydrogen in Reversible Exchange %R Doi 10.1021/Ja2112405