NMR of Ordered Liquids

This title offers an overview of the scope and limitations of the NMR of oriented liquids, based on contributions from acknowledged experts in the field. The book consists of four sections: detailed general introduction which covers the basic principles and sophisticated experimental techniques; wide variety of applications ranging from NMR studies of small atoms and molecules in anisotropic liquids to the utilization of residual dipolar couplings for structure determination of biological molecules; summary of the sophisticated theoretical treatments, computer simulations, and phenomenological models for anisotropic intermolecular interactions that are widely used in the analysis of experimental results; and overview of the dynamical aspects and relaxation processes relevant for orientationally ordered molecules. The book starts from first principles before treating all relevant state-of-the-art theoretical and experimental methods. As a result, it should be suitable as an authoritative guide for specialized graduate courses.