MRI: Acquisition of High Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Instrumentation for Research on Nanochemistry

有了这项重大研究仪器（MRI）计划的奖励，洛杉矶的加州大学化学系将获得一台600 MHz的NMR光谱仪。该设备将使研究人员能够开展以下研究：a）基于寡糖的糖树枝状聚合物; B）特定分子探针的合成; c）复杂的天然产物和类似物; d）碳硼烷的模块化合成和多面体表面改性; e）富勒烯的内嵌金属复合物;以及f）电子器件中的互锁分子。 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NMR研究的结果将在许多领域产生影响，特别是纳米化学。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of California in Los Angeles will acquire a 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out studies on a) oligosaccharide-based glycodendrimers; b) synthesis of specific molecular probes; c) complex natural products and analogues; d) modular synthesis and polyhedral surface modification of carboranes; e) endohedral metal complexes of fullerenes; and f) interlocked molecules in electronic devices. 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 nanochemistry.