Aquisition of a Wide-Bore 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer

根据主要研究仪器（MRI）项目的拨款，犹他大学化学系将获得一台宽口径600 MHz核磁共振光谱仪。该设备将使研究人员能够开展以下研究：a)测量天然产物、离子化合物、气溶胶和煤烟中的化学位移张量；b)位移张量中的四极相互作用和生物重要分子中的耦合；c)极化惰性气体中的自旋交换。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，以及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仪是必不可少的化学家谁正在进行前沿研究。这些核磁共振研究的结果将对包括药物开发和先进材料在内的许多领域产生影响。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah will acquire a wide-bore 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out studies on a) measurements of chemical shift tensors in natural products, ionic compounds, aerosols and soots, b) quadrupolar interactions in shift tensors and couplings in biologically important molecules, and c) spin exchange in polarized noble gases. 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 spectrometers 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 drug development and advanced materials.