Solid-State Upgrade for a 500 MHz. NMR Spectrometer

有了化学研究仪器和设施(CRIF)计划的这一奖项，芝加哥伊利诺伊大学化学系将获得500 MHz核磁共振光谱仪的固态升级。该设备将加强一些领域的研究，包括a)磷脂双层相变和脂-蛋白质相互作用的研究；b)含有β-甘露糖苷和β-鼠李糖苷键的低聚糖的固相合成；c)聚合物和无机材料的研究；以及d)微孔固体中吸附物种的分布和动力学行为的研究。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材料科学和生物学中是有用的。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois in Chicago will acquire a solid-state upgrade for a 500 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas, including a) studies of phospholipid bilayer phase transitions and lipid-protein interactions; b) solid phase synthesis of oligosaccharides containing the beta-mannoside and beta-rhamnoside linkages; c) studies of polymeric and inorganic materials; and d) investigations on the distribution and dynamical behavior of adsorbed species in microporous solids. 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, to 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 materials science and biology.