Acquisition of a Fourier Transform Infrared Instrument

傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)是一种利用红外吸收能量探测分子结构的技术。购买FTIR分光光度计对于改善现代化学系的研究环境至关重要。在哥伦比亚大学化学系，通过使用FTIR光谱将加强化学研究的领域包括：1)人造酶的研究2)反应产物和光碎片中振动和转动分布的半导体激光探针3)作为蛋白质结构探针的金属氨基酸络合物的FTIR研究4)FTIR漫反射光谱研究有机分子在沸石和多孔二氧化硅上的吸附5)生物活性分子的FTIR差示光谱

Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a technique that uses absorption of infrared energy to probe molecular structure. The acquisition of an FTIR spectrophotometer is crucial for enhancing the research environment of the modern chemistry department. In the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University the areas of chemical research that would be enhanced by access to FTIR spectroscopy include: 1) Investigations of artificial enzymes 2) Diode laser probes of vibrational and rotational distributions in reaction products and photofragments 3) FTIR investigation of metal amino acid complexes as probes of protein structure 4) FTIR diffuse reflectance spectroscopic investigation of organic molecules adsorbed on zeolites and porous silica 5) FTIR difference spectroscopy of bioactive molecules