Acquisition of a Gradient High Performance Liquid Chromatograph and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrometer for Investigation of Stereoselective Nitroaldol (Henry) Reactions

在重大研究仪器(MRI)计划的支持下，圣斯科拉斯蒂卡学院化学系将获得一台梯度高效液相色谱仪(HPLC)和傅立叶变换红外光谱仪(FTIR)。该设备将能够研究立体选择性的硝醛(亨利)反应。高效液相色谱是一种用于分离和分析复杂混合物的极其强大的技术。傅里叶变换红外光谱仪是现代化学实验室中名副其实的主力设备，可以提供有关分子和电子结构的重要信息。这项研究应该增加到合成化学领域，并将在合成化学领域以及高效液相和傅立叶变换红外仪器的操作方面教授和培训本科生。

With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the College of St. Scholastica will acquire a gradient high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer. This equipment will enable investigations of stereoselective nitroaldol (Henry) reactions. High performance liquid chromatography is an extremely powerful technique used for the separation and analysis of complex mixtures. A Fourier transform infrared spectrometer is a veritable workhorse in the modern chemical laboratory and can provide important information about molecular and electronic structure. This research should add to the field of synthetic chemistry and it will teach and train undergraduates in the area of synthetic chemistry and in the operation of HPLC and FTIR instruments.