title: NMR lineshape equations for hindered methyl group: a comparison of the semi-classical and quantum mechanical models.
abstract: The semiclassical and quantum mechanical NMR lineshape equations for a hindered methyl group are compared. In both the approaches, the stochastic dynamics can be interpreted in terms of a progressive symmetrization of the spin density matrix. However, the respective ways of achieving the same limiting symmetry can be remarkably different. From numerical lineshape simulations it is inferred that in the regime of intermediate exchange, where the conventional theory predicts occurrence of a single Lorentzian, the actual spectrum can have nontrivial features. This observation may open new perspectives in the search for nonclassical effects in the stochastic behavior of methyl groups in liquid-phase NMR.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warszawa, Poland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernatowicz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Szymański