Paramagnetic relaxation reagents as a probe for translational motion of liquids

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Abstract
Use of the paramagnetic relaxation reagent tris‐ (acetylacetonato) chromium(III) [Cr(acac)3] proves capable of probing the solution structure of organic liquids. The theory describing the relaxation effects of this chelate is presented, wherein it is assumed that the nuclear spin–lattice relaxation mechanism is due to the modulation of the electron–nuclear dipole–dipole interaction. The electronic relaxation time Te1 (or τs) and the mutual translational motion of the paramagnetic species and the solvent molecules, in our case carbon tetrachloride, are considered the only causes of this modulation. Since for the paramagnetic molecules it is possible to calculate the electronic relaxation times, such systems are well defined for the description of translational diffusion. It is found that a jump diffusion model for translational motion explains the experimental data with jump distances comparable to the diameter of the solvent molecules.