MRI-R2: Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer For Undergraduate Research and Training at Elizabethtown College

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。伊丽莎白镇学院化学系的James MacKay教授和他的同事Jeffrey a . Rood教授获得了主要研究仪器（MRI）项目的奖金，他们将获得一台400 MHz核磁共振光谱仪，以支持这所主要本科机构的一些研究项目。来自附近学院（黎巴嫩山谷学院和富兰克林和马歇尔学院）的教师和学生也将使用该仪器来支持他们的研究。该仪器将用于支持大量的研究活动，包括：1)开发β -内酰胺和烯丙酸酯的新合成途径；2)一类/二类有机金属化合物及催化剂的研究；3)金属膦酸盐/膦酸盐骨架材料的合成；4) 14族有机金属化合物的合成与表征；5)基于发光的传感器的发展；6)手性非外消旋含三氟甲基化合物的反应研究。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/无机化学和材料化学产生影响。这台仪器将成为各种各样的年轻科学家的教学和研究的一个组成部分。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program Professor James MacKay and colleague Jeffrey A. Rood from the Department of Chemistry at Elizabethtown College will acquire a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer to support a number of research projects at this primarily undergraduate institution. Faculty and students from nearby colleges (Lebanon Valley College and Franklin and Marshall College) will also use this instrument to support their research. The instrument will be used to support a large number of research activities, including: 1) the development of new synthetic routes to beta-lactams and allenolates; 2) the investigation of Group1/Group2 organometallic compounds and catalysts ; 3) the synthesis of metal phosphinate/phosphonate framework materials; 4) the synthesis and characterization of Group 14 organometallic compounds; 5) the development of luminescence-based sensors; and 6) the investigation of reactions of chiral, non-racemic trifluoromethyl-containing compounds.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/inorganic chemistry and materials chemistry. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research for a diverse group of young scientists.