Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry Upgrade

在化学研究仪器和设施：部门多用户仪器获取(CRIF-MU)计划的支持下，特拉华大学化学系将升级傅立叶变换离子回旋共振质谱仪(FTICR-MS)。该设备将加强以下研究：a)应变分子合成；b)催化剂和材料设计；c)天然产物；d)环境介质中的大分子物种；e)硫配体的配位和生物无机化学；e)从头设计多肽的响应材料；f)早期过渡金属化合物的合成和反应活性；g)分子设计和分子识别。质谱学是一种用于探测大量有机、生物有机和有机金属分子的密切结构细节和获得其分子组成的技术。FTMS的升级将对几项外联活动产生影响，包括特拉华大学教职员工与当地少数族裔服务机构之间的研究合作，以及针对高中生的实验室研究体验。该仪器还将被纳入本系的课程，并通过互联网向合作机构提供。

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multiuser Instrument Acquisition (CRIF-MU) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Delaware will upgrade a Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer (FTICR-MS). This equipment will enhance the following research studies: a) synthesis with strained molecules; b) catalyst and materials design; c) natural products; d) macromolecular species in environmental media; e) coordination and bioinorganic chemistry with sulfur ligands; e) responsive materials from de novo design peptides; f) synthesis and reactivity of early transition metal compounds; and g) molecular design and molecular recognition. Mass spectrometry is a technique used to probe intimate structural details and to obtain the molecular compositions of a vast array of organic, bioorganic, and organometallic molecules. This FTMS upgrade will have an impact on several outreach activities including research collaborations between faculty at the University of Delaware and local minority-serving institutions, and laboratory research experiences for high school students. The instrumentation will also be incorporated into courses in the department and over the internet to collaborating institutions.