RUI/MRI-Purchase of a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer

在获得重大研究仪器(MRI)计划的这一奖项后，位于夏洛特的北卡罗来纳大学化学系将获得一台400 MHz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)有机金属反应；b)聚合物材料研究；c)聚合物负载的手性催化剂用于不对称合成和电化学促进的催化不对称氢化；d)氟化聚(巯基咪唑)硼酸酯；e)底物类似物的表征和与糖基天冬酰胺酶的反应；f)水环境中有毒金属离子络合物的研究；g)新型溶胶-凝胶和含硅物种的开发。核磁共振波谱是化学家用来阐明分子结构的最有力的工具之一。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仪是必不可少的。这些核磁共振研究的结果将对合成有机化学、聚合物化学和环境化学产生影响。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte will acquire a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out research on a) organometallic reactions; b) polymer materials research; c) polymer supported chiral catalysts for asymmetric synthesis and electrochemically-promoted catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation; d) fluorinated poly(mercaptoimidazolyl)borates; e) characterization of substrate analogues and reaction with glycosylasparaginase; f) studies of toxic metal ion complexes in aqueous environments; and g) the development of novel sol-gels and silicon containing species. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is one of the most powerful tools 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 synthetic organic chemistry, polymer chemistry and environmental chemistry.