Acquisition of a Mid-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer

核磁共振（NMR）光谱是化学家用来研究分子结构的最有力的工具。它用于识别未知物质，表征分子内原子的特定排列，以及研究溶液中分子相互作用的动力学。获得最先进的核磁共振光谱是必不可少的化学家谁正在进行前沿研究。爱荷华大学化学系将利用化学共享仪器计划的这笔奖金来帮助获得一台高场核磁共振光谱仪。此次收购将加强的研究领域包括：1)有机氟化学2)新型真菌天然产物3)合成金属卟啉类化合物的光谱学与新型反应活性4)反应性有机金属配合物的合成与化学5)聚合物合成与过渡金属催化有机反应6)有机合成与天然产物化学。

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the most powerful tool available to the chemist for the elucidation of the structure of molecules. It is used to identify unknown substances, characterize specific arrangements of atoms within molecules, and to study the dynamics of interactions of molecules in solution. Access to state-of-the-art NMR spectrometry is essential to chemists who are carrying out frontier research. The Department of Chemistry at the University of Iowa will use this award from the Chemistry Shared Instrumentation Program to help acquire a high-field NMR spectrometer. The areas of research that will be enhanced by the acquisition include the following: 1) Organofluorine chemistry 2) Novel natural products from fungi 3) Synthesis, spectroscopy and novel reactivity of metalloporphyrin compounds 4) Synthesis and chemistry of reactive organometallic complexes 5) Polymer synthesis and transition metal catalyzed organic reactions 6) Synthetic organic and natural products chemistry.