Acquisition of a 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Instrument

通过化学研究仪器和设施（CRIF）计划的这一奖项，阿克伦大学化学系将获得500 MHz NMR光谱仪。该设备将使研究人员能够进行以下研究：a）有机金属化学; B）树枝状聚合物研究和在开发电子器件和光合模拟物方面的应用; c）导电有机材料; d）超分子材料; e）开发基于超分子化学的分子器件; f）开发新的MRI造影剂和放射性药物，用于肿瘤的特定部位治疗。 核磁共振（NMR）光谱是化学家用来阐明分子结构的最有力的工具之一。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。对于从事前沿研究的化学家来说，使用最先进的NMR光谱仪是必不可少的。这些NMR研究的结果将对材料化学和生物化学产生影响。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Akron will acquire a 500 MHz NMR Spectrometers. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out studies on a) organometallic chemistry; b) dendrimer research and applications in development of electronic devices and photosynthetic mimics; c) conducting organic materials; d) supramolecular materials; e) development of molecular devices based on supramolecular chemistry; and f) development of new MRI contrast agents and radiopharmaceuticals for site-specific treatment of tumors. 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 materials chemistry and biochemistry.