Purchase of a Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

质谱仪(MS)是一种用于探测大量有机、生物有机和有机金属分子的内部结构细节和获得其分子组成的技术。当与气相色谱(GC)相结合时，所产生的GC/MS为化学家提供了用于化合物分离和表征的最强大的工具之一。获得GC/MS对于开展许多化学领域的前沿研究是必不可少的。加州大学欧文分校的化学系将利用化学研究仪器项目的这一奖项来帮助获得GC/MS系统。收购将加强的化学研究领域包括：1.有机化学和聚合物化学2.探索性有机合成和合理的药物设计3.钇和稀土的合成和化学稀土金属络合物4.生物体系的机理研究5.生物有机化学研究6.亚磷酸酯类似物的合成寡核苷酸7.螺旋受体的合成：DNA的分子识别

Mass Spectrometry (MS) is a technique used to probe intimate structural details and to obtain the molecular compositions of a vast array of organic, bioorganic and organometallic molecules. When combined with gas chromatography (GC), the resulting GC/MS affords the chemist one of the most powerful tools available for the seperation and characterization of compounds. The acquisition of GC/MS is essential for the prosecution of frontier research in many fields of chemistry. The Department ofChemistry at the University of California at Irvine will use this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation Program to help acquire a GC/MS system. The areas of chemical research that will enhance by the acquisition include the following: 1. Organic and Polymer Chemistry 2. Exploratory Organic Synthesis and Rational Drug Design 3. Synthesis and Chemistry of Yttrium and Lanthanide Metal Complexes 4. Mechanistic Studies of Biological Systems 5. Studies in Bioorgnic Chemistry 6. Synthesis of Phosphonate Analogs of Oligodeoxyribonucleotides 7. Synthesis of Helical Receptors: Molecular Recognition of DNA