MRI: Acquisition of a 400 MHz FT-NMR For Undergraduate Research and Education at the University of the District of Columbia

凭借重大研究仪器计划（MRI）在化学部和教育与人力资源局的支持下获得的这一奖项，哥伦比亚特区大学的宋学庆教授和 Isadora J. Posey、美国天主教大学的 Vadim D. Knyazev 和加劳德特大学的 Paul Sabila 将购买一台 400 MHz 核磁共振 (NMR) 波谱仪，并由三个机构共享。该提案旨在加强各级研究培训和教育，特别是在有机锡研究等研究领域；聚合物的初始热解；奎宁衍生的天然产物类化合物的合成；监测农药和其他危险化学品废物；核磁共振 (NMR) 光谱是化学家阐明分子结构的最强大工具之一。它用于识别未知物质，表征分子内原子的特定排列，并研究溶液中分子之间相互作用的动力学。对于进行前沿研究的化学家来说，使用最先进的核磁共振波谱仪至关重要。这些核磁共振研究的结果将在有机和有机金属合成、天然产物合成、分析化学、环境科学、生物化学和化学工程等广泛领域产生影响。 此外，共享 NMR 的存在将刺激需要该工具的更多竞争性研究，并促进涉及这些校园多个学科的研究人员的新的多学科合作。该仪器将成为教学和研究不可或缺的一部分，并被科学领域代表性不足的大量学生使用。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) with support from the Chemistry Division and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Professor Xueqing Song and Isadora J. Posey from the University of the District of Columbia, Vadim D. Knyazev from the Catholic University of America and Paul Sabila from Gallaudet University will acquire a 400 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer that will be shared among the three institutions. The proposal is aimed at enhancing research training and education at all levels, especially in areas of study such as organotin research; initial stage pyrolysis of polymers; synthesis of quinine-derived natural product-like compounds; monitoring pesticide and other hazardous chemical wastes; and chemical composition of biogas production in an anaerobic digestor.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 a wide range of areas including organic and organometallic synthesis, natural products synthesis, analytical chemistry, environmental science, biochemistry, and chemical engineering. Moreover, the presence of the shared NMR will stimulate additional competitive research requiring this tool and catalyze new multi-disciplinary collaborations involving researchers in several disciplines at these campuses. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research and be used by large numbers of students underrepresented in science.