MRI: Acquisition of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Instrumentation for Undergraduate Research and Research Training at Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia College

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。明尼苏达州立大学摩尔海德分校的Craig Jasperse、Gary Edvenson和P. Asoka Marasinghe以及他们的同事康考迪亚学院的Donald Krogstad和Drew Rutherford将获得一台400 MHz核磁共振光谱仪，以支持各自校区教师的化学研究。提议的研究跨越了化学的许多领域，包括：1)开发用于绿色化学的新配体；2)蛋白磷酸化和膜蛋白离子交换的研究；3)设计用于氟化学的新型配体和催化剂；4)开发新的过渡金属配合物，作为催化剂和纳米结构材料的组成部分；5)设计新型含硼剂，用于硼中子俘获治疗；6)改进太阳能电池的构造。该仪器还将用于两所大学的本科生课程教学和培训，以及作为该地区西班牙裔和美洲原住民学生拓展活动的组成部分。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。这些核磁共振研究的结果将对合成有机/无机化学和生物化学产生影响。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, Craig Jasperse, Gary Edvenson and P. Asoka Marasinghe from Minnesota State University - Moorehead and their colleagues Donald Krogstad and Drew Rutherford from Concordia College will acquire a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer to support chemical research of faculty at their respective campuses. Proposed research spans a number of areas in chemistry, including: 1) the development of new ligands for use in green chemistry; 2) the studies of protein phosphorylation and membrane protein ion exchange; 3) the design of new ligands and catalysts for use in fluorous chemistry; 4) the development of new transition metal complexes for use as catalysts and as components in nanostructured materials; 5) the design of novel boron-containing agents for potential use in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; and 6) the construction of improved solar cells. The instrumentation will also be used in teaching and training of undergraduate students in coursework at both institutions, as well as being an integral part of outreach activities to Hispanic and native American students from the area. 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/inorganic chemistry and biochemistry.