MRI: SusChEM: Acquisition of a 400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer for Research and Education

该奖项由主要研究仪器（MRI）和化学研究仪器计划支持。来自辛辛那提大学的管海荣教授及其同事正在购买一台400 MHz核磁共振（NMR）光谱仪。NMR光谱仪分析由来自光谱仪的光激发的样品中原子核的信号。这使得能够识别原子（例如，氢、碳等）。在院子里这种分析技术用于研究化学品，药物和蛋白质或识别未知物质。该NMR光谱仪用于开发储能材料、环境友好试剂以及药物输送和医疗应用材料。本科生和高年级学生接受培训，使用这个强大的工具，为他们未来在学术界或工业界的职业生涯做好准备。这种核磁共振光谱仪加强了各级的研究和教育。它影响了对合理设计催化剂的分子的制备和表征的研究，以及通过金属络合物储存能量的光过程的识别。该仪器还有助于开发使用地球丰富的材料或可再生原料的工艺，以及生产需要少量溶剂的环境友好型试剂。该光谱仪还用于设计用于二氧化碳捕获的聚合物材料，以及探索可能具有潜在医疗用途的化合物递送方法。

This award is supported by the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) and the Chemistry Research Instrumentation Programs. Professor Hairong Guan from the University of Cincinnati and colleagues are acquiring a 400 MHz nuclear magnetic resonace (NMR) spectrometer. An NMR spectrometer analyzes signals from atomic nuclei in a sample stimulated by light from the spectrometer. This enables the identification of the atoms (for example, hydrogen, carbon etc.) in the compound. This analytic technique is used to study chemicals, drugs, and proteins or to identify unknown substances. This NMR spectrometer is used to develop energy storage materials, environmentally benign reagents and materials for drug delivery and medical applications. Undergraduate and upper level students are trained in the use of this powerful tool preparing them for future careers in academia or industry. This NMR spectrometer enhances research and education at all levels. It impacts research on the preparation and characterization of molecules for rationally designing catalysts as well as the identification of photo processes for storing energy via metal complexes. The instrument also aids in developing processes that use earth-abundant materials or renewable feedstocks and in producing environmentally benign reagents that require smaller amounts of solvent. The spectrometer is also used in designing polymeric materials for carbon dioxide capture and in exploring methodologies of compound delivery that may have potential medical uses.