Nuclear Magnetic Reasonance (NMR)

The College of Sciences Major Instrumentation Cluster has an actively shielded AVANCE II 400MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer and an actively shielded AVANCE III 400 MHz Nuclear Resonance (NMR) that can be requested for use with the following available probes:

1. HR-MAS (High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning) 4mm probe (¹H observation with ¹⁶C and ¹⁵N decoupling)
2. CP-MAS (Cross Polarization Magic Angle Spinning) 4mm multinuclear (¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N) probe
3. BBI (Broadband Inverse) 5mm probe for liquids samples.
4. BBO - Broadband 5mm probe for liquids.

With Variable Temperature (VT) and Pulsed Field Gradient (PFG) capabilities for obtaining chemical structural information on solid or liquid samples.

Applications include:

• Structural characterization of complex organic compounds, polymers, natural organic matter, biopolymers, and other naturally occurring organic materials in the environment
• Biochemical studies of proteins, DNA, and other biological compounds