Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : Overall and internal rotation can be studied by means of relaxation time measurements on carbon-13. Diffusion constants associated with overall rotation and internal rotation can be used to quantify the intermolecular and intramolecular motional constraints. During the course of the study, a very careful examination of monomethyl and dimethylnorbornanes was performed and the results were compared with data obtained by neutron inelastic scattering. This study led to a clear conclusion concerning the real usefulness of relaxation time measurements as a very good alternative method for the determination of entropy contributions, which are usually calculated on the basis of vibrational studies.