title: Internal symmetry of basic elements in symmetry-based recoupling sequences under magic-angle spinning.
abstract: In solid-state NMR, many powerful pulse sequences under the condition of magic-angle spinning can be analyzed on the basis of the C- and R-sequences developed by Levitt and co-workers. It has been speculated for some years that the basic elements commonly used in symmetry-based recoupling pulse sequences have certain kind of internal symmetries. We show by a detailed analysis that a set of internal selection rules does exist for many basic elements. These internal selection rules may allow a more versatile design of CN(n)(ν) or RN(n)(ν) sequences when n is an integer or half-integer multiple of N. As an illustration, we have derived the symmetry arguments to rationalize the observation that the C-REDOR pulse sequence can suppress homonuclear dipole-dipole interaction, leading to the design of new windowed basic elements usable for heteronuclear dipolar recoupling with active suppression of homonuclear dipole-dipole interaction. Numerical simulations and experiments measured for [U-(13)C,(15)N]-L-alanine have been used to validate our approach. On a more general note, the symmetry rules discussed in this work can also be applied for the design of supercycles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Fang-Chieh
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Hsin-Kuan
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jerry C C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000409:Alanine