RUI: Acquisition of a 300 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer

在化学研究仪器和设施（CRIF）项目的支持下，贡萨加大学化学系将获得一台300 MHz核磁共振光谱仪、工作站和打印机。该设备将使该本科机构的研究人员能够开展以下研究：a)新型固态材料的制备，包括非线性光学材料和插层材料；B)生物分子类似物的合成和表征，这将有助于探测蛋白质和其他生化大分子的结构；C)合成有机化学及聚酮类天然产物合成新方法的发展；d)合成可能作为金属酶模型的过渡金属卟啉配合物。该设备也将用于高年级化学实验课程。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，以及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。这些核磁共振研究的结果将对包括材料化学和生物化学在内的许多领域产生影响。

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Gonzaga University will acquire a 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer, workstations and printer. This equipment will enable researchers at this undergraduate institution to carry out studies on a) the preparation of novel solid state materials, including nonlinear optical materials and intercalated materials; b) the synthesis and characterization of biomolecular analogs that will be useful in probing the structure of proteins and other biochemical macromolecules; c) synthetic organic chemistry and development of new methodology for the synthesis of polyketide natural products; and d) the synthesis of transition metal porphyrin complexes that may serve as models for metalloenzymes. This equipment will also be used in upper-division chemistry laboratory courses. 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 will have an impact in a number of areas including materials chemistry and biochemistry.