MRI-R2: Acquisition of a 500 MHz Multinuclear NMR for Investigation of Metal-Containing Systems at Hunter 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。该奖项由主要研究仪器（MRI）项目授予，来自纽约市立大学亨特学院化学系的Lynn C. Francesconi教授及其同事Matthew Devany、Charles M. Drain和Nancy L. Greenbaum将获得一台400 MHz核磁共振光谱仪。该仪器将用于支持以下研究活动：1)99Tc金属氧化物和磷酸盐的形态；2)卟啉基材料；3) RNA结构-功能；4)多金属氧酸盐、纳米颗粒、材料、传感器和显像剂；5) 13C标记RNA样品与31P-99Tc相关性实验；(6) 99Tc和镧系金属氧化物形态的研究。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、材料化学和生物化学产生影响。该仪器将成为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 Lynn C. Francesconi and colleagues Matthew Devany, Charles M. Drain and Nancy L. Greenbaum from the Department of Chemistry at CUNY Hunter College will acquire a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer. The instrument will be used to support research activities such as: 1) speciation of 99Tc metal oxides and phosphates; 2) porphyrin-based materials; 3) RNA structure-function; 4) polyoxometalates, nanoparticles, materials, sensors and imaging agents; 5) experiments using 13C labeled RNA samples and 31P-99Tc correlation; and 6) studies of speciation of 99Tc and lanthanide metal oxides.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, materials chemistry and biochemistry. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research.