Purchase of a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (Chemistry)

傅里叶变换红外（FTIR）光谱是一种技术， 利用红外线能量的吸收来探测分子 结构 FTIR分光光度计的获得是 对改善研究和教学环境至关重要， 现代化学系。 在南达科他州大学的化学系， 该工具将作为三个项目的协调中心， 另外三个项目将利用 分光光度计 主要项目包括： 1)结构-功能的光谱学检验 固体电极的关系， 电分析化学 2)红外光谱法测定动力学酸度 氢氘交换测量 3)化学物质的红外检测 碱金属卤化物晶体 将利用该工具的辅助项目有： 1)硼烷衍生物的合成 2)不饱和酸和苯甲酸的光化学反应研究 酯 3)SOx气相反应动力学研究 红外光谱仪将代表一个重要的补充 到教师可用的研究仪器， 在这个RUI机构的学生。

Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a technique that uses absorption of infrared energy to probe molecular structure. The acquisition of an FTIR spectrophotometer is crucial for enhancing the research and teaching environment of the modern chemistry department. In the Chemistry Department of the University of South Dakota, the instrument will serve as the focal point for three projects and three additional projects will make use of the spectrophotometer. The main projects include: 1) Spectroscopic examination of structure-function relationships at solid electrodes used in electroanalytical chemistry 2) Infrared determination of kinetic acidity through measurement of hydrogen-deuterium exchange 3) Infrared examination of chemical species incorporated into alkali halide crystals Auxiliary projects that will make use of the instrument are: 1) Synthesis of boron hydride derivatives 2) Study of photochemical reactions of unsaturated acids and esters 3) Kinetic studies of gaseous reactions of SOx The FTIR spectophotometer will represent a significant addition to the research instrumentation available to faculty and students at this RUI institution.