Abstract

Excitation and detection of high-order multiple quantum (MQ) coherences among 13C nuclear spins in singly-13C-labeled organic solids is demonstrated experimentally. MQ signals involving at least ten quanta of spin angular momentum are observed in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements on polycrystalline L-methionine-methyl-13C and L-alanine-1-13C, using a time-reversible multiple pulse excitation sequence modified specifically for experiments on systems with weak homonuclear dipole–dipole couplings and strong inhomogeneous interactions such as anisotropic chemical shifts. The feasibility of high-order MQ excitation and detection in 13C-labeled organic solids promises to expand significantly the range of applications of MQ NMR as a structural tool, to include such systems as 13C-labeled synthetic polymers and biopolymers.

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