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Applications of High Resolution 3H NMR Spectroscopy

Philip G. Williams

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 14 / Number 2P2A / September 1988 / Pages 840-844

Tritium Properties and Interactions with Material / Proceedings of the Third Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion and Isotopic Applications (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1-6, 1988) / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25239

High resolution tritium NMR spectroscopy is a neglected technique. Although it may be performed on almost any modern NMR spectrometer, there are only a handful of sites actively using this method for analysis of their tritiated materials. The utility of the technique has been demonstrated in many applications, including:

  • catalysis and hydrogen isotope exchange
  • elucidation of biosynthetic pathways
  • studies of metabolism
  • measurement of the optical and radiochemical purity of radiopharmaceuticals.
Several of these applications are illustrated here, along with some advantages of modern NMR techniques.