Enhancement of the Chemistry Curriculum Through the Use of Proton and Carbon-13 NMR

为了将真正的现代NMR技术纳入本科课程，化学系正在使用Anasazi“EFT-60”傅立叶变换包。该系统允许收集质子，C- 13，和二维光谱，从而允许引入的结构解析的方法到实验室和课堂经验的超导仪器的成本的一小部分。该仪器被各种各样的学生广泛使用，他们都在不同的化学素养水平。 在有机和普通化学中，学生获得合成产物的质子和C- 13光谱。结合FT-IR光谱使用这些信息，学生可以使用必要的工具来确定产品结构，如果没有C- 13数据，这是一项困难的任务。该项目采用了一种非传统的方法，将该工具从一个不那么严格的角度纳入非理科专业的课程，并对专门从事中等教育的机构产生了区域性影响。该学院目前每年通过外展计划为40名高中生提供服务，让大学预科生接触现代技术和仪器，激励学生解决各种具有挑战性的问题，也许他们会对化学家的职业感兴趣。

To incorporate truly modem NMR techniques into the undergraduate curriculum, the chemistry department is implementing use of the Anasazi "EFT-60" Fourier Transform Package. This system allows for collection of proton, C- 13, and 2D spectra, thus allowing for the introduction of the methodology of structural elucidation into the laboratory and classroom experience at a fraction of the cost of super-conducting instruments. The instrument is being used widely by a variety of students all at different levels of chemical literacy. In Organic and General Chemistry, the students obtain the proton and C- 13 spectra of synthetic products. Using this information in conjunction with FT-IR spectra, students have the necessary tools available to determine product structure, a task difficult without C- 13 data. In a non-traditional approach, the instrument is being integrated into the curriculum of non-science majors from a less rigorous standpoint.The project also is having a regional impact on institutions devoted to secondary education. The college currently serves the needs of forty high school students annually through an outreach program, Exposing pre-college students to modern techniques and instrumentation is motivating students to solve a variety of challenging problems, and perhaps may interest them in the careers available to chemists.