Molecular dynamics of tert-butyl chloride confined in CPG studied by NMR

Solid State Nucl Magn Reson. 2004 Jan;25(1-3):177-84. doi: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2003.03.028.

Abstract

The molecular dynamics of tert-butyl chloride (TBC) confined to Controlled Pore Glass matrices of 25 and 7.5 nm were investigated by measuring NMR linewidths, lineshapes, and 1H and 2H spin--lattice relaxation times. The behaviour of confined TBC can be explained assuming that the guest molecules form two distinct phases; the surface-affected phase, composed of molecules located at the pore surface, and the bulk-like phase located at the centre of the pores. The bulk-like component of confined TBC, at the temperatures corresponding to the phase III, is characterized by two dynamically different subphases.