Solid State NMR of Polymers, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991

The chapters in this collection are from papers which were presented at a symposium on solid-state NMR of polymers. A two-part program on available NMR techniques applicable to solid polymer analysis was presented at the 3rd Chemical Congress of North American held in Toronto, Ontario, June 5-10,1988. The program was sponsored by the Division of Polymer Chemistry with support provided by the Division, its Industrial Sponsors, and the Donors of the Petroleum Research Fund administered by the American Chemical Society. Co-organizers included Professor Colin Fyfe of the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada), Professor Hans Spiess of the Max Planck Institut fur Polymerforschung (Mainz, West Germany), and myself. The full-day tutorial, which was free to registered attendees, covered the range of topics. The purpose of the tutorial was to provide a basic introduction to the field so that newcomers to its present and future applications could develop sufficient understanding to learn effectively from the subsequent symposium. The first talk attempted to give listeners a feel for the way a novice spectroscopist can learn to use the various NMR techniques to explore his own areas of interest. Simple experiments can provide unique information about solid polymers that can be useful in interpreting synthetic results and in relating solid-state conformation, morphology and molecular motion to physical properties.

I. Overviews.- 1. Multi-Pulse 1H and 19F Techniques.- 2. Solid State 2H NMR: Overview with Specific Examples.- 3. Application of NMR Imaging to Polymers: A Tutorial.- II. 13C CP/MAS Applications.- 4. Solid State 13C NMR Studies of the Structures, Conformations, and Dynamics of Semi-Crystalline Polymers.- 5. CP/MAS 13C NMR Analysis of Poly(Arylene Methylene)s.- 6. Radiation Induced Morphological Changes in a Semi-Crystalline Polymer: A 13C NMR Study.- 7. 13C NMR Studies of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Blends.- 8. Solid State NMR Detection of Molecular-Level Mixing Phenomena in Strongly Interacting Polymer Blends and Phase-Separated Copolymers.- 9. CP/MAS NMR Spectra of Poly(N-Vinylcarbazole) and of its Charge Transfer Complexes: Preliminary Investigation.- 10. 13C NMR of Crosslinked Poly(Methacrylic Anhydride).- 11. Application of Solid State 13C NMR Spectroscopy to Sulfur Vulcanized Natural Rubber.- 12. A Solid State 13C NMR Study of Polysiloxane Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers Containing 2-[4-(2S)-Methyl-Butoxy)-Phenyl]-5-(?-Alkyl)-1,3,2-Dioxaborinane with Alkyl Being Undecanyl and Octyl.- 13. VT/MAS NMR as a Probe of Molecular Mobility and Local Composition: Solidified Acrylic Dispersions.- III. Deuterium NMR.- 14. Molecular Motions in Crystalline and Mesomorphous Phases of Large Size Cycloalkanes as a Model for Polyethylene.- 15. Solid State NMR Relaxation Study of Liquid Crystal Polymers Employing a Two-Dimensional Technique.- 16. Dynamics of Surface Bound Polymers and Coupling Agents.- 17. Solid-State 2H and 13C NMR Study of the Structure of Polyanilines.- IV. Multinuclear CP/MAS.- 18. The Solid-State 29Si and 13C NMR of Poly(Di-n-Alkylsilanes).- 19. 29Si and 13C Magic Angle Sample Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Ceramic Fibers Prepared by Pyrolysis of Organosilicon Polymers.- 20. Variable Temperature Solid-State NMR of Polyphosphazenes.- 21. Hydrogen Cyanide Polymers: Solid State NMR (15N and 13C) Investigations.- V. Imaging of Polymers.- 22. 1H NMR Imaging of Solids with Magic Angle Spinning.- 23. NMR Imaging: Application to Elastomeric Materials.- 24. NMR Imaging Investigations of Case II Diffusion in Polymers.- 25. Application of One-Dimensional NMR Imaging to Solvent Diffusion Measurements in Polymeric Samples.- Contributors.