MRI: Acquisition of a high-field NMR spectrometer

根据主要研究仪器项目（MRI）的拨款，太平洋大学化学系将获得一台500 MHz核磁共振光谱仪。该光谱仪将用于以下研究项目：1)低聚糖的结构测定；2)分子纳米开关的构象测定；3)纳米级超分子体系的结构和机理研究。这个奖项的影响将影响到相当数量的少数民族学生，因为校园人口由60%的少数民族学生组成。核磁共振（NMR）波谱是化学家用来研究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，以及研究溶液中分子之间相互作用的动力学。获得最先进的核磁共振光谱仪是必不可少的化学家谁正在进行前沿研究。这些高场核磁共振研究的结果将导致1)更高的分辨率和增加的信号色散，2)精确的耦合信息用于计算建模，3)更可靠的低浓度样品相变动力学研究。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation program (MRI), the Department of Chemistry at the University of the Pacific will acquire a 500 MHz NMR spectrometer. The spectrometer will be utilized in research projects including 1) structural determination of oligosaccharides, 2) conformation determination of molecular nano-switches, and 3) structural and mechanistic studies of nano-scale supramolecular systems. The impact of this award will affect a significant number of minority students as the campus population consists of 60% minority students. 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 high field NMR studies will result in 1) higher resolution with increased signal dispersion, 2) precise coupling information for computational modeling and 3) more reliable kinetic studies of phase-transitions in low concentration samples.