Acquisition of an NMR Spectrometer

核磁共振波谱是化学家用来阐明分子结构的最有力的工具。它被用来识别未知物质，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。对于正在进行前沿研究的化学家来说，获得最先进的核磁共振波谱是必不可少的。这项来自化学共享仪器计划的奖项将帮助莱斯大学化学系获得一台高场核磁共振光谱仪。收购将加强的研究领域包括：1)小环烯烃的合成和有机金属化学2)有机合成中的不对称诱导3生物医学感兴趣的分子的全合成4)偶氮烷反应动力学研究5)复杂天然产物的全合成6)天然产物的生物合成。

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 of Rice University to acquire a high-field NMR spectrometer. The areas of research that will be enhanced by the acquisition include: 1) Synthesis of small ring alkenes and organometallic chemistry 2) Asymmetric induction in organic synthesis 3) Total synthesis of molecules of biomedical interest 4) Study of the kinetics of the reactions of azoalkanes 5) Total synthesis of complex natural products 6) Biosynthesis of natural products.