Solid-State NMR and X-Ray Crystallography: Complementary Tools for Structure Determination

High-resolution solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance is an analytical tool complementary to X-ray crystallography and it provides useful structural information for studying molecular structures. As well as being a general review, this article treats topics of current interest, especially the application of carbon-13 cross-polarization magic-angle spinning (CP/MAS) techniques to a wide range of chemical substances. There are also sections on hydrogen-bonded structures and on NMR studies of nuclei other than carbon, such as hydrogen. aluminum, silicon, phosphorus and tin.