Improving the Chemistry Curriculum with NMR Instrumentation

该学院化学专业的课程已 在仪器化学分析领域的改进， 学生"动手"的程度和范围显著扩大 使用现代核磁共振技术， 几门必修和选修的实验室课程。 这些 由于购置了一架 现代NMR光谱仪能够进行多核， 可变温度和脉冲编程实验。 具体 学生利用核磁共振波谱仪的实验， 被纳入实验有机化学I II，& 仪器化学分析，实验物理化学， 无机化学实验课程 这些实验， 以渐进的方式，通过实际接触， NMR从简单的1D质子和碳实验开始， 最后介绍了动态、多核和二维核磁共振在 高级课程。 为许多人提供"亲身体验" 核磁共振实验的能力大大提高了 沿着有一个化学专业的本科生计划 与光谱学中的其他主要化学仪器一起， 电化学和色谱法。 该机构作出了贡献 以与国家科学基金会资金相等的金额资助该项目。

The curriculum of the chemistry major at the Institution has been improved in the area of instrumental chemical analysis by a significant expansion in the extent and scope of "hands-on" student use of modern nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques in several required and elective laboratory courses. These improvements have been accomplished with the acquisition of a modern NMR spectrometer capable of performing multinuclear, variable temperature, and pulse programming experiments. Specific experiments for student utilization of the NMR spectrometer have been incorporated into the Experimental Organic Chemistry I & II, Instrumental Chemical Analysis, Experimental Physical Chemistry, and Experimental Inorganic Chemistry courses. These experiments, in a progressive way, move students through practical exposure to NMR beginning with simple 1D proton and carbon experiments and ending with applications of dynamic, multinuclear, and 2D NMR in the upper level courses. Providing "hands-on" exposure to the many capabilities of NMR experiments has significantly improved the program for undergraduate chemistry majors at the institution along with other major chemical instrumentation in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and chromatography. The institution contributed to the project in an amount equal to the NSF funds.