Request for a 500 MHz NMR Spectrometer

得克萨斯农工大学化学系将从化学研究仪器和设施计划(CRIF)获得这一奖项，以获得一台500 MHz的核磁共振光谱仪。该设备将使研究人员能够开展以下方面的研究：a)酶和生物有机反应机理；b)合成复杂的、具有生物活性的海洋天然产物；c)以不对称合成为中心的新合成方法的开发；d)发现和优化新的不对称转化的催化剂库的合成和应用。核磁共振波谱是化学家用来解释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光谱是必不可少的。这些核磁共振研究的结果将对包括生物化学和催化在内的许多领域产生影响。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University will acquire a 500 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out studies on a) enzymatic and bioorganic reaction mechanisms; b) synthesis of complex, bioactive, marine natural products; c) development of new synthetic methods centered on asymmetric synthesis; and d) syntheses and applications of libraries of catalysts for discovery and optimization of new asymmetric transformations. 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, to 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 will have an impact in a number of areas including biological chemistry and catalysis.