Upgrade of 300 MHz Solid State NMR

在化学研究仪器和设施：部门多用户仪器获取（CRIF:MU）计划的支持下，弗吉尼亚理工学院和州立大学化学系将升级现有的300 MHz核磁共振（NMR）光谱仪。升级后的300 MHz光谱仪将用于研究a)内嵌金属富勒烯的固态动力学；B)化学战剂在薄膜中的分解机理；C)木质复合材料中的化学键合；D)膜结合蛋白的结构和动力学；E)各种材料的结构-性能关系，包括燃料电池中用于质子传输的膜；f)模板与金属有机框架结构的相互作用。核磁共振（NMR）波谱是化学家用来研究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，以及研究溶液中分子之间相互作用的动力学。获得最先进的核磁共振光谱仪是必不可少的化学家谁正在进行前沿研究。这些研究的结果将对包括聚合物化学、国家安全、能源储存和生物化学在内的广泛领域产生影响。

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multiuser Instrument Acquisition (CRIF:MU) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will upgrade an existing 300 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) Spectrometer. The upgraded 300 MHz spectrometer will enable studies on a) the solid state dynamics of endohedral metallofullerenes; b) the mechanism of chemical warfare agent decomposition in thin films; c) the chemical bonding in wood composites; d) the structure and dynamics of membrane bound proteins; e) structure-property relationships on a variety of materials, including membranes for proton transport in fuel cells; and f) interactions of templates with metal organic framework structures. 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 studies will have an impact in a wide variety of areas, including polymer chemistry, national security, energy storage and biochemistry.