Doura, T., et al., Design of a 13C Magnetic Resonance Probe Using a Deuterated Methoxy Group as a Long-Lived Hyperpolarization Unit. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012. 51(40): p. 10114-10117.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22961955
How to live longer: A fully deuterated 13C methoxy group (13CD3O) is presented as a new long-lived hyperpolarization unit for designing a sensitive 13C magnetic resonance probe. By utilizing the unit, a hyperpolarized magnetic resonance probe for sensing hypochlorous acid was successfully designed.