Front Cover; Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy, Volume 9; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Paramagnetic Species; I. Introduction; II. Theoretical background; III. Applications; References; Chapter 2. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of the Less Common Quadrupolar Nuclei; I. Background scope and objectives; II. Instrumental requirements; III. The alkali metal nuclei; IV. The alkaline earth nuclei; V. The main groups III and IV; VI. The main groups V and VI; VII. The transition metals; VIII. Conclusions and outlook

AcknowledgementsReferences; Chapter 3. Silicon 29 NMR Spectroscopy; I. Introduction; II. Chemical shifts; III. Coupling constants; IV. Relaxation phenomena and the nuclear Overhauser effect; Appendix; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4. Magnetic Multiple Resonance; I. Introduction; II. Theoretical aspects; III. Instrumentation; IV. Techniques; V. The nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE); VI. Chemical exchange; VII. Chemical applications; Acknowledgement; References; Subject Index