Acquisition of a 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer

有了化学研究仪器和设施(CRIF)和主要研究仪器(MRI)计划的这一奖项，圣何塞州立大学化学系将获得一台300 MHz核磁共振光谱仪。该设备将加强若干领域的研究，包括用于分离目的的材料的开发和表征；从海洋天然产品中开发新药；有机金属络合物；以及酶过程中的催化。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化学、催化和生物学等领域都是有用的。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) and Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Programs, the Department of Chemistry at San Jose State University will acquire a 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas, including the development and characterization of materials used for separation purposes; development of new drugs from marine natural products; organometallic complexes; and catalysis in enzyme processes. 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 materials chemistry, catalysis, and biology.