Proton-detected 14N MAS NMR using homonuclear decoupled rotary resonance

A robust sensitivity-enhanced 1H/14N MAS HMQC experiment is described for proton-detected 14N NMR of solids. The sensitivity enhancement is achieved by using dipolar recoupling for coherence transfer with a so-called n = 2 rotary resonance. Rotary resonance occurs when a cw rf field matches certain ratios with the sample spinning frequency, n = ω1/ωr. The theory of rotary resonance for chemical shift anisotropy, heteronuclear and homonuclear dipolar interactions is presented in the irreducible representation. It is shown that the n = 2 rotary resonance decouples the homonuclear dipolar interactions while recoupling the heteronuclear dipolar interaction for proton-detected 14N NMR. The dipolar recoupling, T 2 ′ lengthening, and 1H/14N HMQC experiment under the n = 2 rotary resonance are demonstrated.