MRI: Acquisition of a 500 MHz Solid State NMR Spectrometer for Research and Research Training at Pacific Lutheran University and the South Puget Sound Area

太平洋路德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500 MHz光谱仪。核磁共振波谱仪将用于1)膜结合抗菌肽的固态结构分析，2)生物活性天然产物的合成，3)新的合成有机方法学的开发，4)共聚合成新方法的研究，以及5)共聚局部链段动力学的研究。这将成为该地区第一台具有固态能力的核磁共振光谱仪，太平洋路德大学将邀请地区学院和社区学院的教职员工和学生使用该仪器。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 Pacific Lutheran University will acquire a 500 MHz spectrometer. The NMR spectrometer will be utilized in research projects including 1) solid state structure analysis of membrane-bound antimicrobial peptides, 2) synthesis of biologically active natural products, 3) development of new synthetic organic methodology, 4) investigations of new methods for copolymer synthesis, and 5) studies of copolymer local segmental dynamics. This will become the first NMR spectrometer with solid-state capabilities in the region and Pacific Lutheran University will invite faculty and students from regional colleges and community colleges to use the instrument. 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.