Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry

Abstract

Previousreviews in this series (121, 122), prepared by Reilly, have been limited to nuclear magnetic resonance, commonly abbreviated to NMR. The present article, following Reilly's lead, is concerned largely with this field but gives some attention to electron spin resonance wdiich is finding application in analytical work to an extent that was not true at the time of the earlier reviews.The articles of Reilly also provide an excellent basic presentation of NMR theory and practice. In this review familiarity with the contents of these two papers or wdth such texts as those of Roberts (125) or Jackman ( 80) is assumed as minimum background. The period from July 1959 to approximately July 1961 is included here.The literature of NMR has expanded very rapidly in the past two years. The writer has a compilation of over 650 references for the period July 1959 through July 1961 and, while he has tried to make it complete, he is certain that many cases, particularly of applications, have been missed. It would be impractical to treat all these references in a review of this kind and, even more to the point, wyould not be desirable.Highly theoretical articles or those wdiich are primarily physical rather than chemical in emphasis are, on the whole,