Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Optimal control theory enables homonuclear decoupling without Bloch–Siegert shifts in NMR spectroscopy

  • Paul W. Coote,
  • Scott A. Robson,
  • Abhinav Dubey,
  • Andras Boeszoermenyi,
  • Mengxia Zhao,
  • Gerhard Wagner,
  • Haribabu Arthanari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05400-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Bloch–Siegert shifts prevent the accurate observation of resonance frequencies in NMR experiments. Here the authors present a method for homonuclear decoupling that avoids inducing Bloch–Siegert shifts and improves the sensitivity and resolution of HNCA experiments.