Acquisition of a 500MHz NMR Spectrometer

有了这项来自主要研究仪器（MRI）计划的奖励，罗切斯特大学化学系将获得一台500 MHz NMR光谱仪。该设备将使研究人员能够进行以下研究：（a）聚酮化合物的合成;（B）开发光敏聚合物的新材料战略;（c）氢活化和仲氢诱导极化研究;（d）光诱导电子转移反应中的返回电子转移过程;（e）铁、钴和镍的不饱和活性络合物，以深入了解催化机制; f）C-X键断裂研究;和g）开发用于构建复杂多功能有机分子的不对称合成新方法。 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之一。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研究的结果将对合成有机化学和材料科学产生影响。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Rochester will acquire a 500 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out research on a) synthesis of polyketides; b) development of a new materials strategy for photoresponsive polymers; c) studies on hydrogen activation and parahydrogen induced polarization; d) return electron transfer processes in photoinduced electron transfer reactions; e) unsaturated, reactive complexes of iron, cobalt and nickel for insights into catalytic mechanisms; f) C-X bond cleavage studies; and g) development of new methods of asymmetric synthesis for use in the construction of complex multifunctional organic molecules. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is one of the most powerful tools 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 synthetic organic chemistry and materials science.