Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry Upgrade

在化学研究仪器和设施：部门多用户仪器采购（CRIF-MU）计划的支持下，特拉华州大学化学系将升级傅里叶变换离子回旋共振质谱仪（FTICR-MS）。这一设备将加强下列研究：a）用应变分子进行合成; B）催化剂和材料设计; c）天然产品; d）环境介质中的大分子物质; e）与硫配体的配位和生物无机化学; e）从从头设计肽中获得的反应材料; f）早期过渡金属化合物的合成和反应性; g）分子设计和分子识别。质谱是一种用于探测紧密结构细节并获得大量有机、生物有机和有机金属分子的分子组成的技术。 这FTMS升级将有几个外展活动的影响，包括在特拉华州和当地少数民族服务机构的大学教师之间的研究合作，并为高中学生的实验室研究经验。 该仪器还将纳入该部门的课程，并通过互联网向合作机构提供。

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multiuser Instrument Acquisition (CRIF-MU) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Delaware will upgrade a Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer (FTICR-MS). This equipment will enhance the following research studies: a) synthesis with strained molecules; b) catalyst and materials design; c) natural products; d) macromolecular species in environmental media; e) coordination and bioinorganic chemistry with sulfur ligands; e) responsive materials from de novo design peptides; f) synthesis and reactivity of early transition metal compounds; and g) molecular design and molecular recognition. Mass spectrometry is a technique used to probe intimate structural details and to obtain the molecular compositions of a vast array of organic, bioorganic, and organometallic molecules. This FTMS upgrade will have an impact on several outreach activities including research collaborations between faculty at the University of Delaware and local minority-serving institutions, and laboratory research experiences for high school students. The instrumentation will also be incorporated into courses in the department and over the internet to collaborating institutions.