Introducing NMR Spectroscopy into the Chemistry Curriculum

化学(12)通过使用Anasazi Inc.开发的技术，将我们的瓦里安连续波60 MHz核磁共振波谱仪升级为配备2-D功能的高效多核FT-核磁共振波谱仪，我们将现代核磁共振技术融入我们在佛罗里达理工学院化学实验室的课程中。我们将常规的质子和碳-13分析引入低级实验室，强化课程中教授的鉴定技术。更复杂的实验，如2D和多核分析、反应动力学和平衡研究、量子力学在核磁共振分析中的应用，以及动态核磁共振光谱学，正在被适应于高级实验室。大多数实验都取自化学教育文献，如《化学》。电学。我们预计这些实验将继续逐步融入我们的课程。我们还在正在进行的本科生研究项目中使用这一仪器。学生使用升级的FT-核磁共振仪独立运行样品，没有任何操作困难，硬件/软件操作足够耐用和可靠，只需在学生使用期间进行适度监督。我们正在让佛罗里达理工学院的科学教育部参与该项目的评估，并计划在地区和国家专业会议上展示该项目的结果。此外，我们将向《化学杂志》提交描述任何新的核磁共振实验和/或由此产生的课程改进的文章。电学。或以网络为基础的化学教育者出版。

Chemistry (12)With the upgrade of our Varian continuous wave 60 MHz NMR spectrometer to an efficient multinuclear FT-NMR spectrometer equipped with 2-D capabilities using technology developed by Anasazi Inc., we are incorporating modern NMR techniques across our chemistry laboratory curriculum at Florida Institute of Technology. We introduce routine Proton and Carbon-13 analyses into lower division labs, reinforcing identification techniques taught in the lecture. More sophisticated experiments such as 2D and multinuclear analyses, kinetics and equilibrium studies of reactions, Quantum Mechanics applied to NMR analysis, and Dynamic NMR Spectroscopy are being adapted into upper division labs. Most of the experiments are taken form the chemical education literature such as the J. Chem. Educ. We anticipate the progressive integration of the experiments into our curriculum to continue. We are also using this instrument in ongoing undergraduate research projects. Students independently run samples using the upgraded FT-NMR instrument without any operational difficulties and the hardware/software operation is durable and reliable enough that requires only moderate supervision during student usage. We are involving the Science Education Department at Florida Tech in the evaluation of the project and plan to present the results of this project at regional and national professional meetings. In addition, we will submit articles describing any new NMR experiment and/or resulting curriculum improvement to the Journal of Chem. Educ. or the web-based The Chemical Educator for publication.