Purchase of 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer

有了化学研究仪器和设施（CRIF）计划的这一奖项，纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼分校化学系将获得一台400 MHz NMR光谱仪。这些设备将使研究人员能够在若干领域进行研究，包括：a）合成有机化学; B）金属-金属键合络合物的氧化还原、配体取代和异构化转化研究; c）天然多环芳香化合物全合成的新合成方法和战略; d）研究从植物中分离的具有杀虫、农业或药用价值的天然产物的有机硫化学; e）研究蛋白质的调节性域间相互作用;和f）肽模拟物的合成。 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研究的结果将对合成有机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 SUNY Albany will acquire a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out research in a number of areas, including a) synthetic organic chemistry; b) studies of redox, ligand substitution and isomerization transformation of metal-metal bonded complexes; c) new synthetic methods and strategies for the total synthesis of naturally occurring polycyclic aromatic compounds; d) study of the organosulfur chemistry of natural products isolated from plants with insecticidal, agricultural or medicinal value; e) studies on the regulatory interdomain interactions of proteins; and f) the synthesis of peptidomimetics. 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 and biochemistry.