ABSTRACT:In a previous article (Concepts Magn Reson May, 2004), the initial setup of the 13 C CP/MAS experiment was described. The advantages of the experiment over direct 13 C excitation were also given. In this article, the experiment is applied to three polymorphic structures of glycine. Temperature calibration of the experiment to investigate molecular dynamics as a function of temperature is also described. While the 13 C CP/MAS experiment is widely applicable, it can not be universally used. The 13 C CP/MAS experiment works at ambient temperature for both the α and γ polymorphic structures of glycine. However, the cross-polarization technique fails to provide a signal at low temperature from either polymorph. The failure of the technique for both polymorphs arises from the shortened 1 H T 1ρ at low temperatures. This shortened T 1ρ results from the hindered rotation of the -NH 3 group. The technique even fails at ambient temperature for β glycine. Again, the reason is a shortened 1 H T 1ρ .