Acquisition of a Fourier-transform NMR Spectrometer

核磁共振（NMR）光谱是化学家用来研究分子结构的最有力的工具。它用于识别未知物质，表征分子内原子的特定排列，并研究溶液中分子之间相互作用的动力学。获得最先进的核磁共振光谱学对于正在进行前沿研究的化学家来说是必不可少的。这份来自化学共享仪器项目的奖金将帮助华盛顿大学化学系获得一台高场核磁共振光谱仪。此次收购将加强的化学研究领域包括：1)构象分析与生物识别现象2)理论上有趣分子的合成与研究3)桥接氮化物配体过渡金属配合物4)天然产物的生物有机化学5)酶抑制剂的合理设计6)有机合成与生物有机化学7)氧-有机金属化学。

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the most powerful tool available to the chemist for the elucidation of the structure of molecules. It is used to identify unknown substances, characterize specific arrangements of atoms within molecules, and to study the dynamics of interactions between molecules in solution. Access to state-of-the-art NMR spectroscopy is essential to chemists who are carrying out frontier research. This award from the Chemistry Shared Instrumentation Program will help the Department of Chemistry at the University of Washington to acquire a high-field NMR spectrometer. Among the areas of chemical research that will be enhanced by the acquisition are included the following: 1) Conformational analysis and biorecognition phenomena 2) Synthesis and study of theoretically interesting molecules 3) Transition metal complexes with bridging nitride ligands 4) Bioorganic chemistry of natural products 5) Rational design of enzyme inhibitors 6) Organic synthesis and bioorganic chemistry 7) Oxo-organometallic chemistry.