Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy has been widely used in recent years to investigate the kinetics of chemical reactions. Dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy covers the investigation of temperature-dependent n.m.r. spectra and the calculation of rate constants and Arrhenius parameters from these spectra. The present Review describes the principles of d.n.m.r. spectroscopy, methods of recording the spectra, and their processing by exact and approximate methods. The theoretical and experimental foundations are illustrated by many examples of the investigation of hindered rotations, inversions, and rearrangements in various organic and organometallic systems. A list of 81 references is included.