Acquisition of an FT-IR/Raman Spectrometer for Undergraduate Chemistry Education and Research

在主要研究仪器（MRI）计划的支持下，弗曼大学化学系将获得傅里叶变换红外（FTIR）/拉曼光谱仪。这一设备将加强若干领域的研究：a）聚二乙炔的合成和特性; B）用于生物催化研究的新型受约束大环配体及其配位络合物; c）表面安装卟啉阵列的合成和特性; d）简单水溶液离子的拉曼光谱; e）刘易斯酸的CO加合物的拉曼光谱; f）三（芳基）二烯烃和过渡金属的反应性超分子络合物;和g）聚合物复合材料的老化。地区学院和地方工业实验室的科学家将有机会使用这些设备。 傅里叶变换红外/拉曼光谱仪是现代化学实验室中名副其实的主力，可以提供有关分子和电子结构的重要信息。鉴于该仪器是强大的，易于使用，它是理想的本科生在课程工作和研究中使用。 研究人员还将为化学教育界开发新的课程资源。

With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Furman University will acquire a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR)/Raman spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas: a) the synthesis and characterization of polydiacetylenes; b) novel constrained macrocyclic ligands and their coordination complexes for studies in biocatalysis; c) synthesis and characterization of surface-mounted porphyrin arrays; d) Raman spectroscopy of simple aqueous ions; e) Raman spectroscopy of CO adducts of Lewis acids; f) reactive supramolecular complexes of tris(aryl)diolefins and transition metals; and g) aging of polymer composites. Scientists at area colleges and local industrial laboratories will have access to this equipment. A Fourier transform infrared/Raman spectrometer is a veritable workhorse in the modern chemical laboratory and can provide important information about molecular and electronic structure. Given that the instrument is robust and easy to use, it is ideal for use by undergraduates in both course work and research. The investigators will also develop new curricular resources for the chemical education community.