Upgrade of the Computer and Operating System of an NMR Spectrometer

化学研究仪器和设施计划的这一奖项将帮助格林内尔学院化学系获得现有300 MHz NMR光谱仪的计算机和操作系统的升级。这些设备将加强若干领域的研究，包括：（1）铂配合物的结构、平衡和动力学研究，（2）聚合物材料的合成和电化学研究，（3）有机硅烷的新反应，（3）钼（VI）和钼（V）化合物的制备和表征，（6）胶束中小分子的NMR研究。 核磁共振（NMR）光谱是化学家用来阐明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。对于从事前沿研究的化学家来说，使用最先进的NMR光谱分析技术是必不可少的。这些NMR研究的结果在聚合物、催化和生物学等领域都很有用。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program will assist the Department of Chemistry at Grinnell College to acquire an upgrade of the computer and operating system of an existing 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including the following: (1) Structural, equilibrium and kinetic studies of platinum complexes, (2) Synthesis and electrochemical studies of polymeric materials, (3) Novel reactions of organosilanes, (3) Preparation and characterization of compounds of molybdenum (VI) and molybdenum (V), and (6) NMR study of low molecular weight molecules in micelles. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the most powerful tool available to chemists 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 spectrometry is essential to chemists who are carrying out frontier research. The results from these NMR studies are useful in the areas such as polymers, catalysis, and in biology.