An NMR Spectrometer for the Improvement of the Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum

化学系正在购买一台60兆赫的核磁共振光谱仪，用于有机化学实验课程，以及各种高级实验课程。在二年级有机化学课程中，学生使用仪器分析多种化学合成产物。在初级有机课程中，核磁共振是用来证明芳香环电流的一部分，以合成防锡络合物。该仪器还用于高级仪器分析课程、无机和生物化学实验室以及高级研究项目。该仪器的傅里叶变换能力对该系特别重要，因为它为学生提供了宝贵的傅里叶-核磁共振光谱技术经验，以及展示数学在科学中的跨学科重要性的机会。

The Chemistry Department is purchasing a 60 MHz NMR Spectrometer for use in the organic chemistry laboratory course, and in a variety of upper-division laboratory courses. In sophomore organic chemistry, students use the instrument to analyze a variety of products of chemical synthesis. In the junior organic course, the NMR is used to demonstrate aromatic ring currents as part of a synthesis of tin-prophorin complexes. The instrument is also used in connection with the senior level instrumental analysis course, the inorganic and biochemistry laboratories, and the senior research program. The fourier transform capability of the instrument is of particular importance to the Department since it provides students with valuable experience in the techniques of FT-NMR spectroscopy, as well as the opportunity to demonstrate the interdisciplinary importance of mathematics in the sciences.