Acquisition of 300 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer to Enhance Research and Education at UPRH

凭借主要研究仪器（MRI）计划的这一奖项，位于Humacao的波多黎各大学化学系将获得一台300 MHz核磁共振（NMR）光谱仪。这一设备将使研究人员能够进行以下研究：（a）有机金属中间体的结构特征;（B）有机溶液中的酶机制;（c）磷脂膜中半醌的溶液状态动力学;（d）自由基过氧化作用造成膜的光化学降解动力学;（e）生物或药物分子的结构-功能关系;（f）聚合物结构。 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包括生物化学在内的许多领域产生影响。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao will acquire a 300 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out studies on a) structural characterization of organometallic intermediates; b) enzyme mechanisms in organic solutions; c) solution-state dynamics for semiquinones in phospholipid membranes; d) kinetics of photochemical degradation of membranes by radical peroxidation; e) structure-function relationships of molecules of biological or pharmaceutical interest; and f) polymer structure. 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 including biochemistry.