Acquisition of a High Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Instrument

高场核磁共振（NMR）光谱学使化学家能够以非破坏性的方式研究分子的结构。进行核磁共振测量所需的仪器类型增强了相关部门的研究环境。福尔曼大学化学系将在化学共享仪器计划的支持下购买具有多核宽带能力的高场核磁共振光谱仪。化学学系的成员需要该仪器进行以下化学领域的研究：1)金属烯烃键合2)糖肽的固相合成3)碳多键的非催化氢氧化镁化4)氨基酸的热光化学行为Cr（III）和Rh（III）的配合物。这种核磁共振光谱仪将是该部门仪器能力的重要补充，加强当前和未来的研究工作。该仪器的收购也将对弗曼继续努力吸引最优秀的学生从事化学事业产生巨大影响（在过去的五年里，该系48%的本科生进入了化学研究生院，目前有41名弗曼学生在攻读博士学位）。

High-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy enables chemists to study the structure of molecules in a non-destructive manner. Instrumentation of the type needed to make NMR measurements enhances the research environment of the department involved. The Department of Chemistry at Furman University will purchase a high-field NMR spectrometer with multinuclear broad band capabilities with support from the Chemistry Shared Instrumentation Program. The instrument is needed by members of the Chemistry Department for research in the following areas of chemistry: 1) metal olefin bonding 2) solid phase synthesis of glycopeptides 3) uncatalyzed hydromagnesiation of carbon multiple bonds 4) thermal and photochemical behavior of amino acid complexes of Cr(III) and Rh(III) This NMR spectrometer will be a significant addition to the Department's instrumentation capabilities, enhancing both current and future research efforts. The instrument's acquisition will also have a dramatic impact on Furman's continuing efforts to attract the very best students to careers in chemistry (over the past five years, 48% of the Department's undergraduates have gone on to chemistry graduate school, with 41 Furman students presently in Ph.D. programs).