After a brief résumé of the Woessner theory which treats nuclear magnetic relaxation effects caused by internal and anisotropic motion of molecules in liquids we present proton magnetic relaxation rates of specifically deuterated molecules possessing an interacting group (–OH or –COOH) and a hydrocarbon chain of increasing length, namely methanol and acetic acid, ethanol and propionic acid, n‐propanol. Measurements were done in the range from room temperature to ∼ 15 K. Various interacting substances were added to slow down the movement of the interacting group relative to the internal molecular motions, yielding respective experimental manifestations. Some brief hints are given to show the shortcomings of the Woessner theory.
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