Norman Edelstein's career focused on determining the electronic structure of f-block metal compounds. He learned EPR spectroscopy as a graduate student, applied the technique to determine the electronic structure of d-transition metal dithiolenes as a post-doctoral student, and extended his interests in EPR spectroscopy, and magnetic properties in general, to the f-block metals as a founding member of the Actinide Group at LBNL. This presentation will focus on the application of NMR spectroscopy to paramagnetic metallocene compounds in order to determine the site of unpaired spin-density in the ligands and therefore the role of spin-density in determining the site of reactivity.

NMR spectra of paramagnetic compounds and unpaired spin-density

247th National Meeting (2014)

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