Double-quantum homonuclear NMR correlation spectroscopy of quadrupolar nuclei subjected to magic-angle spinning and high magnetic field

Q. Wang, B. Hu, O. Lafon, J. Trébosc, F. Deng*, J. P. Amoureux

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Abstract

We present a new application of the R 221 symmetry-based dipolar recoupling scheme, for exciting directly double-quantum (2Q) coherences between the central transition of homonuclear half-integer quadrupolar nuclei. With respect to previously published 2Q-recoupling methods (M. Eden, D. Zhou, J. Yu, Chem. Phys. Lett. 431 (2006) 397), the R 221 sequence is used without π/2 bracketing pulses and with an original super-cycling. This leads to an improved efficiency (a factor of two for spin-5/2) and to a much higher robustness to radio-frequency field inhomogeneity and resonance offset. The 2Q-coherence excitation performances are demonstrated experimentally by 27Al NMR experiments on the aluminophosphates berlinite, VPI5, AlPO4-14, and AlPO4-CJ3. The two-dimensional 2Q-1Q correlation experiments incorporating these recoupling sequences allow the observation of 2Q cross-peaks between central transitions, even at high magnetic field where the difference in offset between octahedral and tetrahedral 27Al sites exceeds 10 kHz.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)251-260
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Magnetic Resonance
Volume200
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Double-quanta spectroscopy
  • Fast MAS
  • Half-integer quadrupolar nuclei
  • Solid-state NMR

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