Purchase of a 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer

得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校化学系将获得化学研究仪器和设施(CRIF)计划颁发的这一奖项，从而获得一台300 MHz的核磁共振波谱仪。该设备将使研究人员能够开展以下方面的研究：a)分子传感器；b)可折叠成紧凑、可预测的高阶结构的“折叠剂”分子的合成；c)卟啉及其类似物的合成；以及d)具有所需界面性能的材料的制备。核磁共振波谱是化学家用来解释分子结构的最有力的工具。它被用来识别未知物质，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。对于正在进行前沿研究的化学家来说，获得最先进的核磁共振光谱仪是必不可少的。这些核磁共振研究的结果将对包括材料化学在内的许多领域产生影响。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Texas in Austin will acquire a 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out studies on a) molecular sensors; b) synthesis of "foldamer" molecules that fold into a compact, predictable higher-order structure; c) synthesis of porphyrins and synthetic porphyrin analogues; and d) the fabrication of materials with desired interfacial properties. 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 materials chemistry.