MRI-R^2: Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer for Union 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。联合学院的Joanne D. Kehlbeck教授及其同事Susan Kohler、Laura a . MacManus-Spencer和Laurie Tyler将获得一台400 MHz核磁共振（NMR）光谱仪。该仪器将用于支持以下研究活动：1)理解和使用超极化剂进行磁共振成像和核磁共振波谱，2)确定分子构象，3)鉴定生物活性天然产物，4)推进纳米颗粒结构和功能的知识，5)增加无机过渡金属配合物中j偶联的知识，以及6)了解环境中碳氟化合物/蛋白质的结合。此次收购将促进学生和教师研究人员之间的合作，并增加学生在实验室课程、暑期项目和社区外展活动中使用现代仪器的机会。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、材料化学和生物化学产生影响。该仪器将成为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 Joanne D. Kehlbeck and colleagues Susan Kohler, Laura A. MacManus-Spencer and Laurie Tyler from Union College will acquire a 400 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. The instrument will be used to support research activities such as: 1) understanding and using hyperpolarized agents for magnetic resonance imaging and NMR spectroscopy, 2) determining molecular conformations, 3) identifying bioactive natural products, 4) advancing knowledge of nanoparticle structure and function, 5) increasing knowledge of J-coupling in inorganic transition metal complexes, and 6) understanding fluorocarbon/protein binding in the environment. The acquisition will foster collaborations between student and faculty researchers and increase student access to modern instrumentation in laboratory courses, summer programs, and community outreach activities.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, materials chemistry and biochemistry. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research.