RUI/MRI Acquisition of a 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer for Undergraduate Research in Chemistry

有了这个奖项从主要研究仪器（MRI）计划，化学系在西方学院将获得一个300兆赫核磁共振光谱仪。该设备将使研究人员能够进行以下研究：a）生物膜的核磁共振研究; B）不饱和氰醇的钯催化烯丙基取代反应; c）嗜热栖热菌细胞色素ba 3的CuA结构域的氧化还原热力学研究; d）醌类研究。 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。这些核磁共振研究的结果将在许多领域产生影响，包括生物化学。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Occidental College will acquire a 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out research on a) NMR studies of biomembranes; b) palladium-catalyzed allylic substitution reactions on unsaturated cyanohydrins; c) studies of the redox thermodynamics of the CuA domain of Thermus Thermophilus Cytochrome ba3; and d) studies on quinones. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is one of 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.