MRI: Acquisition of a 400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer for Research on Organic Materials and Student Training

汉普顿大学化学系将从主要研究仪器计划(MRI)获得这一奖项，以获得一台400 MHz光谱仪。核磁共振波谱仪将用于1)航空航天专用单体和聚合物的合成和评价，2)电活性聚酰亚胺聚合物的极性优化，3)光学应用的偶氮苯和液晶发色团，以及4)可再生不饱和脂肪酸甲酯的歧化合成新的油脂化学品。这些项目将为相当数量的代表不足的学生提供动手研究的机会，从而为他们中的许多人准备研究生课程。核磁共振光谱学是化学家可以用来阐明分子结构的最强大的工具之一。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聚合物化学和材料产生影响。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation program (MRI), the Department of Chemistry at Hampton University will acquire a 400 MHz spectrometer. The NMR spectrometer will be utilized in research projects including 1) synthesis and evaluation of specialty monomers and polymers for aerospace applications, 2) optimization of polarity in electroactive polyimide polymers, 3) azobenzene and liquid crystalline chromophores for optical application, and 4) synthesis of new oleo-chemicals by metathesis of renewable unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters. These projects will provide hands-on research opportunities for a significant number of underrepresented students, thus, preparing many of them for graduate programs.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 polymer chemistry and materials.