Purchase of 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer

有了化学研究仪器和设施(CRIF)计划的这一奖项，纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼分校的化学系将获得一台400 MHz的核磁共振光谱仪。该设备将使研究人员能够在多个领域开展研究，包括a)合成有机化学；b)金属-金属键合络合物的氧化还原、配体取代和异构化转化的研究；c)全合成天然多环芳香化合物的新方法和策略；d)从具有杀虫、农业或医药价值的植物中分离出来的天然产物的有机硫化学研究；e)蛋白质调节域间相互作用的研究；f)肽类化合物的合成。核磁共振波谱是化学家用来阐明分子结构的最有力的工具之一。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合成有机化学和生物化学产生影响。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at SUNY Albany will acquire a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer. This equipment will enable researchers to carry out research in a number of areas, including a) synthetic organic chemistry; b) studies of redox, ligand substitution and isomerization transformation of metal-metal bonded complexes; c) new synthetic methods and strategies for the total synthesis of naturally occurring polycyclic aromatic compounds; d) study of the organosulfur chemistry of natural products isolated from plants with insecticidal, agricultural or medicinal value; e) studies on the regulatory interdomain interactions of proteins; and f) the synthesis of peptidomimetics. 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 biochemistry.