Computational Analysis of 47/49Ti NMR Shifts and Electric Field Gradient Tensors of Half‐Titanocene Complexes: Structure–Bonding–Property Relationships

Metal NMR shielding and electric‐field gradient (EFG) tensors are examined by quantum‐chemical calculations for a set of 14 titanium(IV) complexes. Benchmarks are performed for titanocene chlorides that have been characterized recently by solid‐state NMR experiments, focusing on the dependence of Ti^IV NMR parameters on the computational model in terms of the choice of the density functional, and considering molecular clusters versus infinite‐periodic solid. Nearest‐neighbor and long‐range effects in the solid state are found to influence NMR parameters in systems without spatially extended ligands. Bulky ligands increase the fraction of local structure and bonding information encoded in the EFG tensors by reducing intermolecular interactions. Next, Ti shielding constants and EFG tensors for a variety of olefin (co)polymerization catalysts are analyzed in terms of contributions from localized molecular orbitals representing Lewis bonds and lone pairs. Direct links between the observed theoretical trends and the local bonding environment around the Ti metal center are found. A specific dependence of the Ti EFG tensors on the exact arrangement and type of surrounding bonds is demonstrated, providing a basis for further studies on solid‐supported titanium catalytic systems.     

Anisotropic NMR interaction tensors in the decamethylaluminocenium cation

Solid-state NMR experiments, analytical and numerical simulations of solid NMR powder patterns, ab initio self-consistent field and hybrid density functional theory calculations, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction are used to characterize the molecular structure and anisotropic NMR interaction tensors in the bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)aluminum cation, [Cp(2)Al](+). This highly symmetric main group metallocene has a structure analogous to that of ferrocene and the cobaltocenium cation. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction structure is reported for [Cp(2)Al][AlCl(4)]. Solid-state (27)Al[(1)H] magic-angle spinning and static NMR experiments are used to study the aluminum chemical shielding and electric field gradient tensors, revealing axial symmetry in both cases with a large chemical shielding span of Omega = 83(3) ppm and a small nuclear quadrupole coupling constant, C(Q)((27)Al) = 0.86(10) MHz. Carbon-13 CPMAS NMR experiments in combination with ab initio calculations and simulations of the effects of chemical exchange on (13)C static powder patterns reveal dynamic rotation of rings and suggest a low internal rotational barrier for this process. Theoretical computations of interaction tensors using the Gaussian 98 and Amsterdam Density Functional software packages are in good agreement with experiment and lend insight into the molecular origin of these NMR interactions. Orientations of the NMR tensors determined from theory, the large chemical shielding span, and the very small value of C(Q)((27)Al) can all be rationalized in terms of the high molecular symmetry.     

Solid-state NMR characterization and determination of the orientational order of a nematogen

Thermotropic liquid crystalline compounds are of considerable importance due to their potential applications as advanced functional materials. A mesogen consisting of a terminal dimethylamino group, which can act as a charge-transfer donor, is particularly valuable for its light emission and nonlinear optical properties. In this study, we report the solid-state NMR investigation of the nematic behavior of one such novel mesogen (4-(dodecyloxy)benzoic acid 4-[((4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)imino)methyl]phenyl ester). Static and MAS experiments were performed on nematic and crystalline phases of the compound to measure (13)C chemical shift, (13)C-(1)H dipolar coupling, and (1)H chemical shift values. 2D chemical shift correlation of (1)H and (13)C nuclei confirmed the (13)C chemical shift values determined from 1D CPMAS experiments. The appearance of more peaks in both CPMAS and (13)C-(1)H HETCOR spectra of a crystalline solid suggests the heterogeneous orientations of phenyl rings of the mesogenic core. Variable-temperature experiments infer the motional averaging of these orientations before melting. The (1)H-(13)C dipolar coupling values, measured by 2D PITANSEMA experiments, were used to determine the orientational order of the mesogenic core at various temperatures. The influence of the linking unit and terminal substituents on the order parameter values of the mesogenic core is discussed.     

DFT calculations as a powerful technique to probe the crystal structure of Al(acac)3

(27)Al, (17)O and (13)C chemical shieldings of aluminum acetylacetonate complex, Al(acac)(3), were calculated at some Density Functional Theory (DFT) levels of theory. In these calculations the X-ray structures of its different polymorphs were used. Using these calculated data observed discrepancies between the X-ray crystallography and solid state NMR experiment were explained in terms of the quality of the NMR data. In this survey we resorted to the simulated spectra using our calculated chemical shifts. In order to confirm our conclusions, electric field gradient (EFG) tensors of the (27)Al and (17)O nuclei were calculated at the same levels of theory as used in the chemical shielding calculations. On the other hand, these calculated chemical shifts and nuclear quadrupole coupling constants (NQCCs) made a correlation between X-ray crystallography and solid state NMR experiments.     

13C NMR investigations of molecular order of rod-like,bent-core,and thiophene mesogens

In this review, methods to obtain the orientational order of topologically variant molecular mesogens using by one- and two-dimensional (2D) solid-state ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy are described. Besides ¹³C chemical shifts, the ¹³C─¹H dipolar couplings measured from 2D-separated local field (SLF) technique are used for computing the order parameters of a variety of mesogens. The investigated molecules are composed of a variable number of rings in the core, that is, core ranging from simply one ring to five rings. Among the mesogens investigated, a special focus has been placed on mesogens with thiophene rings, which are gaining popularity as liquid crystalline organic semiconductors. The replacement of a phenyl ring by thiophene in the core has a dramatic influence on molecular topology, as observed from the measured order parameters. The review highlights the advantages of the 2D SLF method for understanding the local dynamics and for mapping the topology of mesogens through the measured order parameters. SLF NMR studies of as many as 24 molecular mesogens that vary in terms of the molecular structure as well as topology are covered in the review. Order parameters of the rings have been estimated from the ¹³C─¹H dipolar couplings in the nematic, smectic A, smectic C, and tilted hexatic phases as well as in B₁ and B₂ mesophases of various mesogens. It is anticipated that, in the years to come, the 2D SLF method would provide advanced molecular information on structurally complex mesogens that are emerging in liquid crystal science through the incessant efforts of synthetic chemists. The mini review covers the orientational order of topologically variant molecular mesogens determined by 1D and 2D solid-state ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. Accordingly, rod-like, bent-core, and thiophene mesogens were subjected to 2D SLF measurements to get the order parameters from which the topology was established. The replacement of phenyl ring by thiophene and its influence on order parameters as well as on molecular topology is also discussed.     

Acetylenic carbon-13 chemical shift tensors for diphenylacetylene and (eta2-Diphenylacetylene)Pt(PPh3)2: a solid-state NMR and theoretical study

The structure of (eta2-diphenylacetylene)Pt(PPh3) (2), as well as those of its dichloromethane and benzene solvates, is determined via X-ray crystallography. An investigation of the chemical shift (CS) tensors of the 13C-labeled carbons in Ph13C13CPh and (eta2-Ph13C13CPh)Pt(PPh3)2.(C6H6) is carried out via analysis of 13C NMR spectra from stationary solid samples. The principal components of the CS tensors as well as their orientations with respect to the 13C,13C internuclear vector are determined. DFT calculations of these CS tensors are in close agreement with the experimental values. For diphenylacetylene (tolane), the orientations and principal-component magnitudes of the alkynyl carbon CS tensors are comparable to those for other alkynyl carbons, although the CS tensor is not axially symmetric in this case. Coordination to platinum causes a change in the CS tensor orientation and a net increase in the isotropic chemical shift, resulting from a significant increase in two principal components (delta11 and delta33) while the third (delta22) decreases only slightly. The measured carbon CS tensors in the platinum complex bear a striking similarity to those of the alkenyl carbons in trans-Ph(H)C=C(H)Ph, and a short theoretical discussion of these observations is presented.     

Solid-state (13)C NMR chemical shift anisotropy tensors of polypeptides.

Carbon-13 chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) tensors for various carbon sites of polypeptides, and for carbon sites in alpha-helical and beta-sheet conformations of poly-L-alanine, and polyglycine, are presented. The carbonyl (13)C CSA tensors were determined from one-dimensional CPMAS spectra obtained at a slow spinning speed, whereas the CSA tensors of C(alpha) and other carbons in side chains of peptides were determined using 2D PASS experiments on powder samples. The results suggest that the spans of (13)Carbonyl CSA tensors of alanine and glycine residues in various peptides are similar, even though the magnitude of individual components of the CSA tensor and the isotropic chemical shift are different. In addition, the delta(22) element is the only component of the (13)Carbonyl CSA tensor that significantly depends on the CO.HN hydrogen-bond length. Solid-state NMR experimental results also suggest that (13)Carbonyl and (13)C(alpha) CSA tensors are similar for alpha-helical and beta-sheet conformations of poly-L-alanine, which is in agreement with the reported quantum chemical calculation studies and previous solid-state NMR experimental studies on other systems. On the other hand, the (13)C(alpha) CSA tensor of the first alanine residue is entirely different from that of the second or later alanine residues of the peptide. While no clear trends in terms of the span and the anisotropic parameter were predicted for (13)C(beta) CSA tensors of alanine, they mainly depend on the conformation and dynamics of the side chain as well as on the packing interactions in the solid state of peptides.     

Polymorphism of N,N'-diacetylbiuret studied by solid-state 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopy, DFT calculations, and X-ray diffraction

The molecular configuration and crystal structure of solid polycrystalline N,N′′‐diacetylbiuret (DAB), a potential nitrogen‐rich fertilizer, have been analyzed by a combination of solid‐ and liquid‐state NMR spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and DFT calculations. Initially a pure NMR study (“NMR crystallography”) was performed as available single crystals of DAB were not suitable for X‐ray diffraction. Solid‐state ¹³C NMR spectra revealed the unexpected existence of two polymorphic modifications (α‐ and β‐DAB) obtained from different chemical procedures. Several NMR techniques were applied for a thorough characterization of the molecular system, revealing chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) tensors of selected nuclei in the solid state, chemical shifts in the liquid state, and molecular dynamics in the solid state. Dynamic NMR spectroscopy of DAB in solution revealed exchange between two different configurations, which raised the question, is there a correlation between the two different configurations found in solution and the two polymorphic modifications found in the solid state? By using this knowledge, a new crystallization protocol was devised which led to the growth of single crystals suitable for X‐ray diffraction. The X‐ray data showed that the same symmetric configuration is present in both polymorphic modifications, but the packing patterns in the crystals are different. In both cases hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of planes of DAB molecules. Additional symmetry elements, a two‐fold screw in the case of α‐DAB and a c‐glide plane in the case of β‐DAB, lead to a more symmetric (α‐DAB) or asymmetric (β‐DAB) intermolecular hydrogen‐bonding pattern for each molecule.     

A Photosensitive Liquid Crystal Studied by 14N NMR, 2H NMR,and DFT Calculations

An azobenzene derivative, namely diheptylazobenzene, showing the nematic and smectic A liquid crystalline phases, was investigated by means of a combined approach based on NMR and DFT calculations. ¹⁴N NMR quadrupole‐ and chemical‐shift‐perturbed spectra were acquired in the whole mesophasic range, providing both experimental quadrupolar splittings and chemical shift anisotropy values. On the same mesogen, deuterium labelled at the α‐position of the hydrocarbon chain, ²H NMR quadrupole‐perturbed spectra were recorded. The analysis of these NMR data was performed with the help of ab initio calculations, in vacuo and by taking into account the effect of the anisotropic environment typical of liquid crystals, by using the IEF‐PCM model. The geometry optimizations of the azomesogen in the trans and cis configurations were performed by DFT calculations employing the combination of B3LYP functional with the 6‐311G(d) basis set. The analysis of experimental NMR data was performed by considering the trans configuration as the most populated one and the corresponding quadrupolar tensors and chemical shielding tensors were determined at the DFT level of theory. The main result of this work is the determination of a relatively high and temperature‐dependent molecular biaxiality of the trans state of this azomesogen.     

A monomeric imidazol-2-ylidene-silver(I) chloride complex: synthesis,structure, and solid state 109Ag and 13C CP/MAS NMR characterization

The structure of 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-imidazol-2-ylidene-silver(I) chloride, 1, has been determined to be a monomer with weak head-to-tail H...Cl interactions in the solid state. A multinuclear NMR study using a (13)C(carbene) labeled derivative, 1((13)C), exhibits (13)C-(107,109)Ag coupling in solution. Further, the solid state CP/MAS NMR parameters, including the principal components of the chemical shift tensors for both the (13)C and (109)Ag centers, have been determined. With the aid of DFT calculations, the orientation of the chemical shift tensors have been assigned.     

Structural assignment and molecular order of three-ring mesogen by 13C NMR spectroscopy in mesophase

A homologous series of rod-like molecules with three phenyl rings in the core and terminal alkoxy chains are synthesised from mesogenic two-ring aldehyde by coupling with non-mesogenic 4-alkoxy anilines. The mesophase properties are evaluated with hot-stage optical polarising microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry, and accordingly, all the molecules exhibited enantiotropic nematic and smectic C phases along with monotropic low-temperature smectic phases. For a representative homologue, the existence of smectic C phase is further confirmed by noticing a sharp reflection at small angle region in powder X-ray diffraction which varies with change in temperature. The main focus of the investigation, however, is the clear demonstration of chemical shift assignment of static ¹³C NMR of a representative three-phenyl ring mesogen in smectic C phase. In this novel approach, the static ¹³C NMR spectral data of synthetic mesogenic intermediate namely two-ring aldehyde are utilised for the chemical shift assignment of three-ring mesogens. Further, the orientational order parameter of two-ring aldehyde in smectic A and three-ring mesogen in smectic C phase is carried out by measuring the ¹³C-¹H dipolar couplings by 2D separated local field spectroscopy.     

Structure and dynamics of homoleptic beryllocenes: a solid-state 9Be and 13C NMR study

The correlation between anisotropic 9Be NMR (quadrupolar and chemical shielding) interactions and the structure and dynamics in [Cp2Be], [Cp2*Be], and [(C5Me4H)2Be] is examined by solid-state 9Be NMR spectroscopy, as well as by ab initio and hybrid density functional theory calculations. The 9Be quadrupole coupling constants in the three compounds correspond well to the relative degrees of spherical ground-state electronic symmetry of the environment about beryllium. Theoretical computations of NMR interaction tensors are in excellent agreement with experimental values and aid in understanding the origins of NMR interaction tensors and their correlation to molecular symmetry. Variable-temperature (VT) 9Be and 13C NMR experiments reveal a highly fluxional structure in the condensed phase of [Cp2Be]. In particular, the pathway by which the Cp rings of [Cp2Be] 'invert' coordination modes is examined in detail using hybrid density functional theory in order to inspect variations of the 9Be NMR interaction tensors. The activation energy for the 'inversion' process is found to be 36.9 kJ mol(-1) from chemical exchange analysis of 13C VT CP/MAS NMR spectra. The low-temperature (ca. -100 degrees C) X-ray crystal structures of all three compounds have been collected and refined, and are in agreement with previously reported structures. In addition, the structure of the same Cp2Be crystal was determined at 20 degrees C and displays features consistent with increased intramolecular motion, supporting observations by 9Be VT NMR spectroscopy.     

Revealing successive steps of deprotonation of L- phosphoserine through 13C and 31P chemical shielding tensor fingerprints

The effects of deprotonation on the (13)C and (31)P chemical shielding tensors of L-O-phosphoserine are revealed by using solid-state NMR spectroscopy and ab initio calculations. The characteristic changes in some principal elements of the (13)C and (31)P chemical shift tensors have been detected during successive steps of deprotonation of carboxyl, phosphate, and amide functional groups. The calculations carried out in a polarizable continuum taking into account the effects of the surroundings have shown their ability to reproduce correctly the changes of the principal values induced by deprotonation and to provide precious information, which is very difficult to obtain experimentally, about the concurrent changes in the orientation of chemical shielding tensors in the molecular frame. The experimentally observed subtle effects related to the deprotonation-induced modifications of intermolecular contacts involving hydrogen bonding as well as the influence of counterions on the (13)C and (31)P principal elements of the chemical shift tensors are also discussed.     

Accurate Backbone 13C and 15N Chemical Shift Tensors in Galectin-3 Determined by MAS NMR and QM/MM: Details of Structure and Environment Matter

Chemical shift tensors obtained from solid-state NMR spectroscopy are very sensitive reporters of structure and dynamics in proteins. While accurate ¹³C and ¹⁵N chemical shift tensors are accessible by magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR, their quantum mechanical calculations remain challenging, particularly for ¹⁵N atoms. Here we compare experimentally determined backbone ¹³C^α and ¹⁵N^H chemical shift tensors by MAS NMR with hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics/molecular dynamics (MD-QM/MM) calculations for the carbohydrate-binding domain of galectin-3. Excellent agreement between experimental and computed ¹⁵N^H chemical shift anisotropy values was obtained using the Amber ff15ipq force field when solvent dynamics was taken into account in the calculation. Our results establish important benchmark conditions for improving the accuracy of chemical shift calculations in proteins and may aid in the validation of protein structure models derived by MAS NMR.     

Chemical shift tensors of protonated base carbons in helical RNA and DNA from NMR relaxation and liquid crystal measurements

Knowledge of (13)C chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) tensors in nucleotide bases is important for interpretation of NMR relaxation data in terms of local dynamic properties of nucleic acids and for analysis of residual chemical shift anisotropy (RCSA) resulting from weak alignment. CSA tensors for protonated nucleic acid base carbons have been derived from measurements on a uniformly (13)C-enriched helical A-form RNA segment and a helical B-form DNA dodecamer at natural (13)C abundance. The magnitudes of the derived CSA principal values are tightly restricted by the magnetic field dependencies of the (13)C transverse relaxation rates, whereas the tensor orientation and asymmetry follow from quantitative measurements of interference between (13)C-{(1)H} dipolar and (13)C CSA relaxation mechanisms. Changes in the chemical shift between the isotropic and aligned states, Deltadelta, complement these measurements and permit cross-validation. The CSA tensors are determined from the experimental Deltadelta values and relaxation rates, under the assumption that the CSA tensor of any specific carbon in a given type of base is independent of the base position in either the RNA or DNA helix. However, the experimental data indicate that for pyrimidine C(6) carbons in A-form RNA the CSA magnitude is considerably larger than in B-form DNA. This result is supported by quantum chemical calculations and is attributed in part to the close proximity between intranucleotide C(6)H and O(5)' atoms in RNA. The magnitudes of the measured CSA tensors, on average, agree better with previous solid-state NMR results obtained on powdered nucleosides than with prior results from quantum chemical calculations on isolated bases, which depend rather strongly on the level of theory at which the calculations are carried out. In contrast, previously computed orientations of the chemical shift tensors agree well with the present experimental results and exhibit less dependence on the level of theory at which the computations are performed.     

An Investigation of Lanthanum Coordination Compounds by Using Solid‐State 139La NMR Spectroscopy and Relativistic Density Functional Theory

Lanthanum‐139 NMR spectra of stationary samples of several solid La^III coordination compounds have been obtained at applied magnetic fields of 11.75 and 17.60 T. The breadth and shape of the ¹³⁹La NMR spectra of the central transition are dominated by the interaction between the ¹³⁹La nuclear quadrupole moment and the electric field gradient (EFG) at that nucleus; however, the influence of chemical‐shift anisotropy on the NMR spectra is non‐negligible for the majority of the compounds investigated. Analysis of the experimental NMR spectra reveals that the ¹³⁹La quadrupolar coupling constants (C_Q) range from 10.0 to 35.6 MHz, the spans of the chemical‐shift tensor (Ω) range from 50 to 260 ppm, and the isotropic chemical shifts (δ_iso) range from ?80 to 178 ppm. In general, there is a correlation between the magnitudes of C_Q and Ω, and δ_iso is shown to depend on the La coordination number. Magnetic‐shielding tensors, calculated by using relativistic zeroth‐order regular approximation density functional theory (ZORA‐DFT) and incorporating scalar only or scalar plus spin–orbit relativistic effects, qualitatively reproduce the experimental chemical‐shift tensors. In general, the inclusion of spin–orbit coupling yields results that are in better agreement with those from the experiment. The magnetic‐shielding calculations and experimentally determined Euler angles can be used to predict the orientation of the chemical‐shift and EFG tensors in the molecular frame. This study demonstrates that solid‐state ¹³⁹La NMR spectroscopy is a useful characterization method and can provide insight into the molecular structure of lanthanum coordination compounds.     

119Sn NMR chemical shift tensors in anhydrous and hydrated Si8O20(SnMe3)8 crystals

(119)Sn chemical shift tensors of crystalline trialkyltin functionalized octameric spherosilicates, Si(8)O(20)(SnMe(3))(8), have been determined by fitting sideband intensities in solid-state magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectra. Tin chemical shift parameters are exquisitely sensitive to the presence of water of crystallization. Both hydrogen bonding and incipient oxygen-tin bonding from molecular water impact the local tin environment. Tin chemical shift tensors in the crystalline derivatives reflect the changes in geometry and coordination number at the tin centers. Chemical shift correlations on the crystalline derivatives, with known x-ray structures, are used to infer the tin coordination environment in an amorphous sample.     

Combined first-principles computational and experimental multinuclear solid-state NMR investigation of amino acids

13C, 14N, 15N, 17O, and 35Cl NMR parameters, including chemical shift tensors and quadrupolar tensors for 14N, 17O, and 35Cl, are calculated for the crystalline forms of various amino acids under periodic boundary conditions and complemented by experiment where necessary. The 13C shift tensors and 14N electric field gradient (EFG) tensors are in excellent agreement with experiment. Similarly, static 17O NMR spectra could be precisely simulated using the calculation of the full chemical shift (CS) tensors and their relative orientation with the EFG tensors. This study allows correlations to be found between hydrogen bonding in the crystal structures and the 17O NMR shielding parameters and the 35Cl quadrupolar parameters, respectively. Calculations using the two experimental structures for L-alanine have shown that, while the calculated isotropic chemical shift values of 13C and 15N are relatively insensitive to small differences in the experimental structure, the 17O shift is markedly affected.     

Alkaline earth chloride hydrates: chlorine quadrupolar and chemical shift tensors by solid-state NMR spectroscopy and plane wave pseudopotential calculations

A series of alkaline earth chloride hydrates has been studied by solid-state (35/37)Cl NMR spectroscopy in order to characterize the chlorine electric field gradient (EFG) and chemical shift (CS) tensors and to relate these observables to the structure around the chloride ions. Chlorine-35/37 NMR spectra of solid powdered samples of pseudopolymorphs (hydrates) of magnesium chloride (MgCl(2).6H(2)O), calcium chloride (CaCl(2).2H(2)O), strontium chloride (SrCl(2), SrCl(2).2H(2)O, and SrCl(2).6H(2)O), and barium chloride (BaCl(2).2H(2)O) have been acquired under stationary and magic-angle spinning conditions in magnetic fields of 11.75 and 21.1 T. Powder X-ray diffraction was used as an additional tool to confirm the purity and identity of the samples. Chlorine-35 quadrupolar coupling constants (C(Q)) range from essentially zero in cubic anhydrous SrCl(2) to 4.26+/-0.03 MHz in calcium chloride dihydrate. CS tensor spans, Omega, are between 40 and 72 ppm, for example, Omega= 45+/-20 ppm for SrCl(2).6H(2)O. Plane wave-pseudopotential density functional theory, as implemented in the CASTEP program, was employed to model the extended solid lattices of these materials for the calculation of their chlorine EFG and nuclear magnetic shielding tensors, and allowed for the assignment of the two-site chlorine NMR spectra of barium chloride dihydrate. This work builds upon our current understanding of the relationship between chlorine NMR interaction tensors and the local molecular and electronic structure, and highlights the particular sensitivity of quadrupolar nucleus solid-state NMR spectroscopy to the differences between various pseudopolymorphic structures in the case of strontium chloride.     

Nuclear magnetic shielding and quadrupole coupling tensors in liquid water: a combined molecular dynamics simulation and quantum chemical study

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) shielding tensors for the oxygen and hydrogen nuclei, as well as nuclear quadrupole coupling tensors for the oxygen and deuterium nuclei of water in the liquid and gaseous state, are calculated using Hartree-Fock and density functional theory methods, for snapshots sampled from Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics trajectories. Clusters representing local liquid structures and instantaneous configurations of a single molecule representing low-density gas are fed into a quantum chemical program for the calculation of the NMR tensors. The average isotropic and anisotropic tensorial properties of 400 samples in both states, averaged using a common Eckart coordinate frame, are calculated from the data. We report results for the gas-to-liquid chemical shifts of (17)O and (1)H nuclei, as well as the corresponding change in the nuclear quadrupole couplings of (17)O and (2)H. Full thermally averaged shielding and quadrupole coupling tensors are reported for the gaseous and liquid-state water, for the first time in the case of liquid. Electron correlation effects, the difference of classical vs quantum mechanical rovibrational averaging, and different methods of averaging anisotropic properties are discussed.