MRI: Acquisition of 400 MHz NMRs for Research and Education

根据主要研究仪器项目（MRI）的这份合同，伊利诺伊州立大学（ISU）化学系将获得一台400 MHz核磁共振光谱仪，并对现有400 MHz核磁共振光谱仪的控制台进行升级。核磁共振光谱仪将用于以下研究项目：1)稀土配合物，2)簇状配合物，3)卟啉衍生的大环，4)手性助剂，以及5)物理、有机和生物物理化学的生化和机理研究。两台功能齐全的核磁共振光谱仪将允许大量学生进行研究和培训。化学研究机会将提供给大量未被充分代表的本科生、社区大学学生和高中生。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 Major Research Instrumentation program (MRI), the Department of Chemistry at Illinois State University (ISU) will acquire a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer and an upgrade on the console of an existent 400 MHz NMR spectrometer. The NMR spectrometers will be utilized in research projects including 1) rare earth complexes, 2) cluster complexes, 3) porphyrin-derived macrocycles, 4) chiral auxiliaries, and 5) biochemical and mechanistic studies in physical, organic and biophysical chemistry. Two functioning NMR spectrometers will allow for research and training of a large number of students. Chemistry research opportunities will be available for a significant number of underrepresented undergraduates, community college students and high-school students.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.