| | Contents | |
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| | Foreword | XIII |
| | List of Contributors | XV |
| | Part A Introductory Chapters | |
| 1 | Introduction: The Quantum Chemical Calculation of NMR and EPR Parameters Martin Kaupp, Michael Bühl, and Vladimir G. Malkin | 3 |
| 2 | Theory of NMR parameters. From Ramsey to Relativity, 1953 to 1983 Pekka Pyykkö | 7 |
| 2.1 | Introduction | 7 |
| 2.2 | Spin–Spin Coupling | 9 |
| 2.3 | Chemical Shifts | 11 |
| 2.4 | General Aspects | 13 |
| 2.5 | From 1983 to 2003 | 15 |
| 3 | Historical Aspects of EPR Parameter Calculations Frank Neese and Markéta L. Munzarová | 21 |
| 4 | The Effective Spin Hamiltonian Concept from a Quantum Chemical Perspective Gerald H. Lushington | 33 |
| 5 | Fundamentals of Nonrelativistic and Relativistic Theory of NMR and EPR Parameters Werner Kutzelnigg | 43 |
| 5.1 | Introduction | 43 |
| 5.2 | Classical Theory of the Interaction of a Charged Particle with an Electromagnetic Field | 44 |
| 5.3 | Quantum Mechanical Hamiltonians in a Time-Independent Electromagnetic Field | 50 |
| 5.4 | Perturbation Theory of Magnetic Effects | 58 |
| 5.5 | Non-Relativistic Theory of EPR and NMR Parameters | 62 |
| 5.6 | Relativistic Theory of Magnetic Properties | 69 |
| 5.7 | The Leading Relativistic Corrections | 72 |
| 5.8 | Concluding Remarks | 81 |
| | Part B NMR Parameters, Methodological Aspects | |
| 6 | Chemical Shifts with Hartree–Fock and Density Functional Methods Christoph van Wüllen | 85 |
| 6.1 | Introduction | 85 |
| 6.2 | Linear Response and the Gauge Origin Problem | 88 |
| 6.3 | Determination of the First-Order Orbitals | 90 |
| 6.4 | Distributed Gauge Origins, IGLO and GIAO Approaches | 92 |
| 6.5 | Distributed Gauge Origins in Real Space, a "Continuous Set of Gauge Transformations" | 96 |
| 6.6 | Beyond Pure Density Functional Theory | 97 |
| 6.7 | Conclusions | 99 |
| 7 | Spin–Spin Coupling Constants with HF and DFT Methods Trygve Helgaker and Magdalena Pecul | 101 |
| 7.1 | Introduction | 101 |
| 7.2 | The Calculation of Indirect Nuclear Spin–Spin Coupling Constants | 102 |
| 7.3 | Examples of Applications | 115 |
| 7.4 | Conclusions | 119 |
| 8 | Electron-Correlated Methods for the Calculation of NMR Chemical Shifts Jürgen Gauss and John F. Stanton | 123 |
| 8.1 | Introduction | 123 |
| 8.2 | Theoretical Background | 125 |
| 8.3 | Electron-Correlated Treatment of NMR Chemical Shifts | 132 |
| 8.4 | Special developments | 133 |
| 8.5 | Numerical Results | 134 |
| 8.6 | Summary and Outlook | 136 |
| 9 | Semiempirical Methods for the Calculation of NMR Chemical Shifts Thomas Heine and Gotthard Seifert | 141 |
| 9.1 | Introduction | 141 |
| 9.2 | Methods | 142 |
| 9.3 | Representative Applications | 147 |
| 9.4 | Concluding Remarks: Limitations of Semiempirical Methods for the Calculation of NMR Parameters | 151 |
| 10 | Ro-Vibrational Corrections to NMR Parameters Torgeir A. Ruden and Kenneth Ruud | 153 |
| 10.1 | Introduction | 153 |
| 10.2 | Perturbation Theory | 154 |
| 10.3 | Other Approaches for Calculating Vibrationally Averaged NMR Properties | 163 |
| 10.4 | Examples of Vibrational Contributions to NMR Properties | 164 |
| 10.5 | Summary | 171 |
| 11 | Molecular Dynamics and NMR Parameter Calculations Debra J. Searles and Hanspeter Huber | 175 |
| 11.1 | Introduction | 175 |
| 11.2 | Methods | 176 |
| 11.3 | Examples | 182 |
| 11.4 | Summary and Conclusions | 187 |
| 12 | Use of Continuum Solvent Models in Magnetic Resonance Parameter Calculations Ilaria Ciofini | 191 |
| 12.1 | Introduction | 191 |
| 12.2 | General Features of Continuum Models | 192 |
| 12.3 | Applications of Continuum Models to the Prediction of NMR Parameters | 197 |
| 12.4 | Applications of Continuum Models to the Prediction of EPR Parameters | 201 |
| 12.5 | Conclusions | 205 |
| 13 | Perturbational and ECP Calculation of Relativistic Effects in NMR Shielding and Spin–Spin Coupling Juha Vaara, Pekka Manninen, and Perttu Lantto | 209 |
| 13.1 | Introduction | 209 |
| 13.2 | Nuclear Shielding and Spin–Spin Coupling | 210 |
| 13.3 | Electronic Hamiltonian | 211 |
| 13.4 | Non-Relativistic Contributions | 212 |
| 13.5 | Relativistic Kinematics and the Spin–Zeeman Effect | 213 |
| 13.6 | Spin–Orbit Coupling | 216 |
| 13.7 | Relativistic Corrections to Shielding and Coupling | 217 |
| 13.8 | Conclusions | 223 |
| 14 | Calculation of Heavy-Nucleus Chemical Shifts. Relativistic All-Electron Methods Jochen Autschbach | 227 |
| 14.1 | Introduction | 227 |
| 14.2 | Methodological Aspects | 229 |
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| 14.3 | Computational Results | 234 |
| 14.4 | Summary | 244 |
| 15 | Relativistic Calculations of Spin–Spin Coupling Constants of Heavy Nuclei Jochen Autschbach and Tom Ziegler | 249 |
| 15.1 | Introduction | 249 |
| 15.2 | Methodological Aspects | 251 |
| 15.3 | Computational Results | 253 |
| 15.4 | Summary | 262 |
| 16 | Calculations of Magnetic Resonance Parameters in Solids and Liquids Using Periodic Boundary Conditions Chris J. Pickard and Francesco Mauri | 265 |
| 16.1 | Introduction | 265 |
| 16.2 | Cluster Approaches to Extended Systems | 265 |
| 16.3 | The Limitations of the Cluster Approach | 266 |
| 16.4 | Infinite Crystals, Periodic Boundary Conditions | 267 |
| 16.5 | Magnetic Resonance Parameters within Periodic Boundary Conditions | 267 |
| 16.6 | Applications of the Planewave-GIPAW Method | 272 |
| 16.7 | Work in Progress and Future Challenges | 275 |
| 16.8 | Conclusion | 276 |
| 17 | Calculation of Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants Peter Schwerdtfeger, Markus Pernpointner, and Witold Nazarewicz | 279 |
| 17.1 | Introduction | 279 |
| 17.2 | Nuclear Quadrupole Moments | 282 |
| 17.3 | Field Gradients from Ab Initio Calculations | 285 |
| 17.4 | Field Gradients from Density Functional Calculations | 288 |
| 18 | Interpretation of NMR Chemical Shifts Martin Kaupp | 293 |
| 18.1 | Introduction | 293 |
| 18.2 | Nonrelativistic Case | 295 |
| 18.3 | Relativistic Effects | 302 |
| 18.4 | Concluding Remarks | 305 |
| 19 | Interpretation of Indirect Nuclear Spin–Spin Coupling Constants Olga L. Malkina | 307 |
| 19.1 | Introduction | 307 |
| 19.2 | The Dirac Vector Model of Spin–Spin Coupling | 309 |
| 19.3 | Decomposition into Individual Contributions | 310 |
| 19.4 | Visualization of Coupling by Real-Space Functions | 318 |
| 19.5 | Conclusions | 323 |
| 20 | First-Principles Calculations of Paramagnetic NMR Shifts Seongho Moon and Serguei Patchkovskii | 325 |
| 20.1 | Introduction | 325 |
| 20.2 | Paramagnetic Shielding Tensor: The General Case Treatment | 326 |
| 20.3 | Paramagnetic Shielding for an Isolated Kramers Doublet State | 330 |
| 20.4 | Practical Applications | 333 |
| 20.5 | Conclusions | 337 |
| | Part C NMR Parameters, Applications | |
| 21 | NMR Parameters in Proteins and Nucleic Acids David A. Case | 341 |
| 21.1 | Introduction | 341 |
| 21.2 | Chemical Shifts, Classical Models | 342 |
| 21.3 | Chemical Shifts Calculations on Polypeptides and Proteins | 345 |
| 21.4 | Chemical Shifts in Nucleic Acids | 346 |
| 21.5 | Indirect Spin–Spin Couplings in Biomolecules | 347 |
| 21.6 | Conclusions | 349 |
| 22 | Characterizing Two-Bond NMR 13C–15N, 15N–15N, and 19F–15N Spin–Spin Coupling Constants across Hydrogen Bonds Using Ab Initio EOM-CCSD Calculations Janet E. Del Bene | 353 |
| 22.1 | Introduction | 353 |
| 22.2 | Methods | 354 |
| 22.3 | Discussion | 355 |
| 22.4 | Concluding Remarks | 369 |
| 23 | Calculation of NMR Parameters in Carbocation Chemistry Hans-Ullrich Siehl and Valerije Vr ek | 371 |
| 23.1 | Introduction | 371 |
| 23.2 | Alkyl and Cycloalkyl Cations | 372 |
| 23.3 | Bicyclic and Polycyclic Carbocations | 379 |
| 23.4 | Vinyl Cations | 382 |
| 23.5 | -Stabilized Carbocations | 384 |
| 23.6 | Heteroatom Stabilized Carbocations | 388 |
| 23.7 | Conclusions | 391 |
| 24 | Aromaticity Indices from Magnetic Shieldings Zhongfang Chen, Thomas Heine, Paul v. R. Schleyer, and Dage Sundholm | 395 |
| 24.1 | Introduction | 395 |
| 24.2 | An Overview of Aromaticity Indices Based on Magnetic Shielding | 395 |
| 24.3 | Applications | 401 |
| 24.4 | Outlook | 405 |
| 25 | Fullerenes Thomas Heine | 409 |
| 25.1 | Introduction | 409 |
| 25.2 | Efficient Computation of NMR Parameters of Fullerenes and Their Derivatives | 410 |
| 25.3 | Classical IPR Fullerenes | 411 |
| 25.4 | 13C NMR Spectra of Isomeric Fullerene Addition Compounds | 413 |
| 25.5 | Endohedral Fullerenes | 414 |
| 25.6 | Fullerene Dimers and Dimer-like Compounds | 416 |
| 25.7 | Solid State NMR of Fullerenes | 418 |
| 25.8 | Summary and Perspectives | 418 |
| 26 | NMR of Transition Metal Compounds Michael Bühl | 421 |
| 26.1 | Introduction | 421 |
| 26.2 | Ligand Chemical Shifts | 422 |
| 26.3 | Metal Chemical Shifts | 424 |
| 26.4 | Spin–Spin Coupling Constants | 427 |
| 26.5 | Miscellaneous | 428 |
| 26.6 | Conclusion and Outlook | 429 |
| 27 | Characterization of NMR Tensors via Experiment and Theory Roderick E. Wasylishen | 433 |
| 27.1 | Introduction | 433 |
| 27.2 | Magnetic Shielding and Chemical Shifts | 434 |
| 27.3 | Nuclear Spin–Spin Coupling | 439 |
| 27.4 | NMR Spectra of Quadrupolar Nuclei in Solids | 443 |
| 27.5 | Conclusions | 444 |
| 28 | Calculations of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Parameters in Zeolites Annick Goursot and Dorothée Berthomieu | 449 |
| 28.1 | Introduction | 449 |
| 28.2 | Theoretical Methods | 451 |
| 28.3 | NMR of Framework Elements: Structure Characterization | 453 |
| 28.4 | 1H NMR: Acidity and Proton Transfer | 455 |
| 28.5 | NMR Studies of Guest Molecules in Zeolites: in situ NMR | 457 |
| 28.6 | Conclusions | 459 |
| | Part D EPR Parameters, Methodological Aspects | |
| 29 | DFT Calculations of EPR Hyperfine Coupling Tensors Markéta L. Munzarová | 463 |
| 29.1 | Introduction | 463 |
| 29.2 | Theoretical Background | 464 |
| 29.3 | The Performance of the Model | 467 |
| 29.4 | Concluding Remarks | 479 |
| 30 | Ab Initio Post-Hartree–Fock Calculations of Hyperfine Coupling Tensors and Their Comparison with DFT Approaches Bernd Engels | 483 |
| 30.1 | Introduction | 483 |
| 30.2 | Problems Appearing in MR-CI Computations of Aiso | 485 |
| 30.3 | Error Cancellations in Computations of Aiso with DFT | 489 |
| 30.4 | Concluding Remarks | 491 |
| 31 | Alternative Fermi Contact Operators for EPR and NMR Vitaly A. Rassolov and Daniel M. Chipman | 493 |
| 31.1 | Introduction | 493 |
| 31.2 | Derivation of New Alternative Operators | 494 |
| 31.3 | Formal Properties of Short-Range Alternative Operators | 496 |
| 31.4 | EPR Calculations | 499 |
| 31.5 | NMR Calculations | 501 |
| 31.6 | Conclusions | 503 |
| 32 | Calculation of EPR g-Tensors with Density Functional Theory Serguei Patchkovskii and Georg Schreckenbach | 505 |
| 32.1 | Introduction | 505 |
| 32.2 | The Physical Origin of the g-Tensor | 506 |
| 32.3 | DFT Expressions for g-Tensors of Isolated Molecules | 508 |
| 32.4 | Numerical Performance of the DFT Approaches | 519 |
| 32.5 | Summary and Outlook | 530 |
| 33 | Ab Initio Calculations of g-Tensors Gerald H. Lushington | 533 |
| 34 | Zero-Field Splitting Frank Neese | 541 |
| 34.1 | Introduction | 541 |
| 34.2 | Zero-Field Splittings in EPR Spectroscopy | 542 |
| 34.3 | Theory of Zero-Field Splittings | 552 |
| 34.4 | Calculation of Zero-Field Splittings | 557 |
| 34.5 | Conclusions | 561 |
| | Part E EPR Parameters, Applications | |
| 35 | Computation of Hyperfine Coupling Tensors to Complement EPR Experiments Fuqiang Ban, James W. Gauld, and Russell J. Boyd | 567 |
| 35.1 | Introduction | 567 |
| 35.2 | Insight Gained from a Conventional Ab Initio Approach | 568 |
| 35.3 | Benchmark Results Using Conventional Methods on Static Gas-phase Structures | 568 |
| 35.4 | The Performance of Contracted Pople Basis Sets for Small Radicals Consisting Only of First-Row Atoms | 570 |
| 35.5 | Density Functional Theory: An Alternative to a Conventional Ab Initio Approach | 571 |
| 35.6 | Consideration of Environmental Effects | 572 |
| 35.7 | Illustration of the Applications of DFT Methods to Biological Radicals | 574 |
| 35.8 | Summary | 578 |
| 36 | Applications to EPR in Bioinorganic Chemistry Frank Neese | 581 |
| 36.1 | Introduction | 581 |
| 36.2 | Biological Metal Sites | 582 |
| 36.3 | Concluding Remark | 589 |
| | Index | 593 |