MRI: Acquisition of a High Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer for Use in Chemistry Research

有了这个奖项从主要研究仪器（MRI）计划，化学系在贝茨学院将获得一个400兆赫核磁共振光谱仪。该设备将使研究人员能够进行以下研究：a）开发手性NMR位移试剂; B）仿生合成海洋聚酮paeciolospirone; c）开发用于有毒化学品分解或环境友好合成的金属卟啉多相催化剂。 核磁共振（NMR）光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。 对于从事前沿研究的化学家来说，使用最先进的NMR光谱仪是必不可少的。这些核磁共振研究的结果将在许多领域产生影响，特别是环境化学。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Bates College will acquire a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out studies on a) the development of chiral NMR shift reagents; b) the biomimetic synthesis of paeciolospirone, a marine polyketide; and c) the development of metalloporphyrin-based heterogeneous catalysts for use in the decomposition of toxic chemicals or for environmentally-benign synthesis. 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 spectrometers 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, in particular environmental chemistry.