MRI-R2: Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer For Undergraduate Research and Training at Elizabethtown College

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏与再投资法案》(Public Law 111-5)获得的。在主要研究仪器(MRI)项目的资助下，伊丽莎白大学化学系的James MacKay教授和他的同事Jeffrey A.Rood将获得一台400 MHz核磁共振谱仪，以支持这所以本科为主的机构的许多研究项目。来自附近大学(黎巴嫩山谷学院和富兰克林和马歇尔学院)的教职员工和学生也将使用这一仪器来支持他们的研究。该仪器将用于支持大量的研究活动，包括：1)开发合成β-内酰胺和烯丙醇酸酯的新路线；2)1/2族有机金属化合物和催化剂的研究；3)金属膦/膦酸盐骨架材料的合成；4)14族有机金属化合物的合成和表征；5)基于发光的传感器的开发；以及6)手性、非外消旋三氟甲基化合物的反应的研究。核磁共振光谱是化学家可以用来解释分子结构的最强大的工具之一。它被用来识别未知物质，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。对于正在进行前沿研究的化学家来说，获得最先进的核磁共振光谱仪是必不可少的。这些核磁共振研究的结果将对合成有机/无机化学和材料化学产生影响。该仪器将成为不同的年轻科学家群体教学和研究的一个组成部分。

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 Professor James MacKay and colleague Jeffrey A. Rood from the Department of Chemistry at Elizabethtown College will acquire a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer to support a number of research projects at this primarily undergraduate institution. Faculty and students from nearby colleges (Lebanon Valley College and Franklin and Marshall College) will also use this instrument to support their research. The instrument will be used to support a large number of research activities, including: 1) the development of new synthetic routes to beta-lactams and allenolates; 2) the investigation of Group1/Group2 organometallic compounds and catalysts ; 3) the synthesis of metal phosphinate/phosphonate framework materials; 4) the synthesis and characterization of Group 14 organometallic compounds; 5) the development of luminescence-based sensors; and 6) the investigation of reactions of chiral, non-racemic trifluoromethyl-containing compounds.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 materials chemistry. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research for a diverse group of young scientists.