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

在重大研究仪器计划(MRI)的这一奖项以及化学部和教育与人力资源局的支持下，哥伦比亚特区大学的宋学清教授和Isadora J.Posey，美国天主教大学的Vadim D.Knyazev和加拉德特大学的Paul Sabila将获得一台400 MHz核磁共振(核磁共振)光谱仪，该光谱仪将在三个机构之间共享。该建议旨在加强各级的研究、培训和教育，特别是在以下研究领域：有机锡研究；聚合物的初始阶段热解；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废物；以及厌氧消化器中产生的沼气的化学成分。核磁共振波谱是化学家可用于阐明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广泛的领域产生影响，包括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。此外，共享核磁共振的存在将刺激需要这一工具的额外竞争性研究，并催化新的多学科合作，涉及这些校园内几个学科的研究人员。这种仪器将是教学和研究的一个组成部分，并将被大量在科学领域代表性不足的学生使用。

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.