Acquisition of a 500 MHz NMR Spectrometer for Chemical Research

这项来自化学研究仪器和设施项目（CRIF）和主要研究仪器（MRI）项目的资助将帮助西北大学化学系的教师获得一台500 MHz核磁共振（NMR）光谱仪。该设备将加强许多领域的研究，包括通过研究铅-蛋白质相互作用来研究铅毒性，硫代金属酸盐的合成和化学，有机金属和配位化学的研究，通过一维和二维核磁共振方法表征过渡金属配合物，手性聚合催化剂的机理研究，以及酶活性位点的核磁共振研究。核磁共振（NMR）波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。获得最先进的核磁共振光谱是必不可少的化学家谁正在进行前沿研究。这些研究的结果在催化、环境毒素处理和先进材料等领域具有潜在的技术影响。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program (CRIF) and the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program will assist faculty in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University to acquire a 500 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas, including studies on lead toxicity by investigations of lead-protein interactions, synthesis and chemistry of chalcogenometallates, studies in organometallic and coordination chemistry, characterization of transition metal complexes via one- and two-dimensional NMR methods, mechanistic studies of chiral polymerization catalysts, and NMR studies of enzyme active sites. 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 studies have potential technological impact in areas such as catalysis, handling of toxins in the environment, and advanced materials.