Measurement of dipolar couplings in partially oriented molecules by local field NMR spectroscopy with low-power decoupling

Low-power phase-modulated Lee-Goldburg homonuclear decoupling was used to record PDLF spectra of fluorine-substituted benzene derivatives dissolved in nematic thermotropic liquid crystalline solvents. The low-power decoupling minimizes sample heating during RE irradiation while still achieving highly resolved PDLF spectra. The method is illustrated by recording spectra for 1,3-dichloro-4-fluoro-5-nitrobenzene, 1,3-dichloro-4-fluorobenzene, and 1, 2-difluoro benzene dissolved in different nematic solvents. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.