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）和化学研究仪器项目支持。辛辛那提大学的关海荣教授及其同事正在获得一台400兆赫的核磁共振（NMR）光谱仪。核磁共振谱仪通过谱仪发出的光来分析样品中原子核发出的信号。这样就可以识别化合物中的原子（例如氢、碳等）。这种分析技术用于研究化学物质、药物和蛋白质或鉴定未知物质。该核磁共振光谱仪用于开发储能材料、环保试剂和药物输送和医疗应用材料。本科及以上阶段的学生接受使用这一强大工具的培训，为他们未来在学术界或工业界的职业生涯做准备。这种核磁共振光谱仪增强了各级的研究和教育。它影响着分子制备和表征的研究，从而合理设计催化剂，也影响着通过金属配合物储存能量的光过程的确定。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，并有助于生产需要较少溶剂的无害环境试剂。该光谱仪还用于设计用于二氧化碳捕获的聚合材料，并用于探索可能具有潜在医疗用途的化合物输送方法。

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.