Course for international guest/part time students

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Organization

TTK Department of Inorganic Chemistry

Code

nmrk20em

Title

NMR Spectroscopy

Usual semester

Autumn

Published semester

2026/27/1

ECTS

4

Language

en

Learning outcomes

a) Knowledge - Have knowledges to select suitable NMR spectrometer hardware and experiments to solve complicated chemical structure problem. b) Abilities - Ability to collect NMR data and analyse them in the case of complicated structure determination problems. c) Attitude - Open for discussions with chemists and other trade partners. d) Autonomy and responsibility - Ability to overview professional problems and make reports about them for the chief to make decisions.

Course content

Interpretation of NMR phenomena by vector model. Spectrometer constructions. Data acquisition and processing methods. Polarization transfer experiments, adiabatic pulses. Theoretical models of dynamic NMR and NOE phenomena. Modern 2D NMR experiments: inverse detection, phase- and gradient selection. Selective pulse experiments. Diffusion NMR.

Assessment method

Oral exam with five-grade scale, K(5).

Bibliography

P.J. Hore: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Oxford University Press, 1995. Atta-ur-Rahman: One and Two Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy, Elsevier, 1989 S. Berger, S. Braun: 200 and More NMR Experiments, Wiley-WCH, 2004

Programmes of the course