Modernization of a 500 MHz NMR Instrument

这份来自化学研究仪器和设施项目（CRIF）和主要研究仪器（MRI）项目的合同将帮助麻省理工学院化学系的教师升级现有的500 MHz核磁共振（NMR）光谱仪。该设备将加强许多领域的研究，包括过渡金属-配体相互作用的研究，末端碳化物阴离子键合的研究，立体选择性合成手性催化剂的开发，以及低聚糖结构的研究。核磁共振（NMR）波谱是化学家用来阐明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，并研究溶液中分子之间相互作用的动力学。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。这些研究结果在催化和分子传感器等领域具有潜在的技术影响。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program (CRIF) and the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program will assist faculty in the Department of Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to acquire an upgrade of an existing 500 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) Spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas, including studies on transition metal-ligand interactions, studies on bonding in a terminal carbide anion, development of chiral catalysts for stereoselective synthesis, and studies of oligosaccharide structures. 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 studies have potential technological impact in areas such as catalysis and molecular sensors.