Review Article

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Germanium Compounds

Table 1

Nuclear magnetic resonance data for the group 14 elements.

NucleusNuclear spinGyromagnetic ratio
( 107, rad s−1 T−1)
Natural abundanceResonance frequency
(MHz)a
Relative sensitivityb

13C1/26.7251.11125.71.00
29Si1/2−5.3144.6799.32.10
73Ge9/2c−0.93327.7617.40.62
119Sn1/2−9.9718.60186.425.6
207Pb1/25.59722.60104.611.4

aValues in a 11.74 T magnetic field (1H = 500 mHz).
bSensitivity is given at natural abundance in a constant field.
cQuadrupole moment = −0.18 × 10−28 m2.