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. 2017 Feb 2;121(12):6626–6634. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b12097

Table 2. Comparison of Spin–Lattice Relaxation Times T1 and Signal-to-Noise in a Single 90°-Acquired Experiment of Dilute (Methanol-d4) and Neat Solutions at 8.5 and 1 Ta.

compound conc. [mM] T1 @ 8.5 T [min] T1 @ 1 T [min] S/N @ 8.5 T S/N @ 1 T
15N-pyridine 50 1.05 ± 0.02 2.06 ± 0.13 5700 1500
15N-acetonitrile 50 2.05 ± 0.02 3.73 ± 0.05 5000 2900
15N-benzonitrile 50 2.15 ± 0.02 11.95 ± 0.35 7300 1400
15N2-diazirine 50 0.16 ± 0.002 4.35 ± 0.1 1200 1300
pyridine neat (12.4 M) 1.5 ± 0.05 3.31 ± 0.3 300 300
pyridine-d5 neat (12.4 M) 1.6 ± 0.02 3.68 ± 0.45 1300 400
acetonitrile neat (19.1 M) 2.2 ± 0.05 2.3 ± 0.4 1000 200
acetonitrile-d3 neat (19.1 M) 2.36 ± 0.03 2.01 ± 0.1 1900 400
benzonitrile neat (9.7 M) 2.88 ± 0.03 10.5 ± 1 7100 2600
a

Neat solutions have 15N at natural abundance (0.36%).