Modern NMR Experiments: Applications in the Undergraduate Curriculum

Modern NMR spectrometers are capable of performing a dizzying array of experiments that can provide an enormous amount of information at the molecular level. Undergraduate curricula are increasingly taking advantage of these powerful instruments to provide valuable educational experiences. However, for those with limited NMR spectroscopy experience, the sheer number of experiments and their applications to relevant chemical problems can be overwhelming. This review will describe many of the experiments that are available on modern NMR spectrometers and couple these descriptions with recent applications from the undergraduate chemical literature.