Book excerpt: The renowned Oxford Chemistry Primers series, which provides focused introductions to a range of important topics in chemistry, has been refreshed and updated to suit the needs of today's students, lecturers, and postgraduate researchers. The rigorous, yet accessible, treatment of each subjectarea is ideal for those wanting a primer in a given topic to prepare them for more advanced study or research. Moreover, cutting-edge examples and applications throughout the texts show the relevance of the chemistry being described to current research and industry.This new edition of NMR Spectroscopy in Inorganic Chemistry has been extensively updated to include worked examples, problems, self-test questions, and interactive online questions encouraging active learning and promoting a deeper understanding. With a concise and accessible introduction topredicting NMR spectra and expanded sections on quadrupolar nuclei, this excellent introductory text will help students get to grips with the basics before building on that understanding through diagrammatic content to explain the more challenging concepts.Examples are included from many different areas of inorganic chemistry which are then closely related to the theory described. By giving a simple overview of the relevant theory and avoiding the "pattern recognition" approach frequently used, it demystifies NMR.