Acquisition of a 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer for Research in Chemistry by Harvey Mudd College

化学研究仪器和设施(CRIF)计划和主要研究仪器(MRI)计划颁发的这一奖项将帮助哈维马德学院化学系获得300 MHz核磁共振(核磁共振)光谱仪。该设备将加强以下领域的研究：(1)单分子层自组装的动力学和热力学；(2)杂环酮类化合物的立体选择性Claisen重排；(3)分子间相互作用；(4)活性中间体的研究。核磁共振波谱是化学家用来解释分子结构的最有力的工具。它被用来识别未知物质，表征分子内原子的特定排列，并研究溶液中分子之间相互作用的动力学。对于正在进行前沿研究的化学家来说，获得最先进的核磁共振光谱是必不可少的。这些核磁共振研究的结果在聚合物、催化和生物学等领域都是有用的。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program and the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program will assist the Department of Chemistry at Harvey Mudd College to acquire a 300 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including the following: (1) kinetics and thermodynamics of monolayer self-assembly, (2) stereoselective Claisen rearrangements involving ketals of heterocyclic ketones, (3) intermolecular interactions, and (4) studies of reactive intermediates. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the most powerful tool available to chemists 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 between molecules in solution. Access to state-of-the-art NMR spectrometry is essential to chemists who are carrying out frontier research. The results from these NMR studies are useful in the areas such as polymers, catalysis, and in biology.