Abstract
While the research fields of mechanochemistry and solid state NMR (ssNMR) have been developing in independent ways for many years, there are an increasing number of studies in which both topics meet. On one hand, ssNMR can be used to perform advanced characterizations of the structure, morphology and also properties of materials prepared by mechanochemistry. On the other, syntheses performed using mechanochemistry can help push forward the current frontiers of solid state NMR, for example through the development of new phases enriched in NMR-active isotopes. Lastly, studies at the interface between mechanochemistry and ssNMR are increasingly being carried out, notably to help elucidate reaction mechanisms in ball-milling (BM). In this chapter, illustrations of investigations along these lines will be provided, focusing on the synthesis and characterization of materials with an inorganic component, such as oxides, metal-organic frameworks, and zeolites, just to name a few.