title: Conformational dynamics of a metallomesogen studied by 2H-NMR spectroscopy
abstract: In this work we present a quantitative analysis of both quadrupolar splittings and deuterium Zeeman and quadrupolar spin-lattice relaxation times reported in the literature for two isotopomers of Azpac, an acetylacetonate derivative of the cyclopalladated 4, 4'-bis(hexyloxy) azoxybenzene. Azpac-d(4) is deuterated at the aromatic rings and Azpac-d(26) is deuterated on the alkoxy chains. The additive potential method is used to model the splittings, while the derived spectral densities are interpreted using the decoupled model in conjunction with the Nordio model. The two side chains are assumed to be noninteracting and identical in their conformations in order to limit the size of the transition rate matrix needed to describe correlated internal bond rotations in the chains. Rotational diffusion constants and internal jump rate constants are derived for this metallomesogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada R7A 6A9.
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Morcombe
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calucci
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geppi
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Veracini