It is possible to access long-lived nuclear singlet order in monodeuterated methyl groups, in the case that a significant chemical shift difference exists between the CH 2 D protons. This occurs when the local environment is chiral, and the CH 2 D rotamers have different populations. An experimental demonstration is presented for the case of N-CH 2 D-2-methylpiperidine. The ratio of the singlet relaxation time constant T S to the longitudinal relaxation time constant T 1 is found to be equal to 3.1 ± 0.1, over a wide range of temperatures, solvents, and magnetic fields. The longest observed value of T S approaches 1 minute. The relaxation mechanisms of the long-lived state are discussed, and a modified model of the CH 2 D geometry is proposed to explain the observed ratio of T S to T 1 .