Quantification of magic angle spinning dynamic nuclear polarization NMR spectra

Abstract

Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) allows to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR). DNP experiments usually rely on the detection of low-γ nuclei hyperpolarized from ¹H with the use of cross polarization (CP), which assures more efficient signal enhancement. However, CP is usually not quantitative. Here we determine the quantification performance of three different approaches used in MAS NMR, (conventional CP, variable contact time CP, and multiple-contact CP) under DNP conditions, and we show that absolute quantification in MAS DNP NMR is possible, with errors below 10%.