Accurate values for the Al-27 chemical shielding anisotropy (CSA) are
reported for sapphire (alpha-Al2O3). The values (delta(sigma) = -17.3
+/- 0.6 ppm, eta(sigma) = 0.03 +/- 0.06) are obtained from single-crys
tal Al-27 NMR and appear to be the first convincing determination of a
n Al-27 CSA. (C) 1997 Academic Press.