Solid-state NMR Research Service for UK Universities
Lead Research Organisation:
Durham University
Department Name: Chemistry
Abstract
Solid-state NMR is an important technique for characterising and studying solid materials whether they are homogeneous or heterogeneous, crystalline or amorphous. It can be applied across a wide-range of chemistry including novel organic, inorganic, organometallic and hybrid compounds, polymers (both natural and synthetic), fuels, pharmaceutical and excipients, composites, ceramics, catalysts, liquid crystals and biologically-based systems. This proposal is for a solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) research service. The service will be available to members of the UK academic community and will based around a new state-of-the-art 400 MHz spectrometer. It will build upon the well-established and highly-experienced service currently running at Durham. The service will offer experiment planning and interpretation, in addition to providing high-quality spectra. It will promote the application of solid-state NMR to chemical problems and will act as a centre for practical training in solid-state NMR methodology. The EPSRC service will run in parallel to a commercial service supporting the research and development needs of industry. The case for support describes how the service will be structured, how it will operate and how much instrument time will be available to its users. It is proposed that the Service will operate for a period of five years to permit a major equipment upgrade to be carried out and its impact evaluated.
Organisations
Publications
Castro M
(2007)
Co-templating and modelling in the rational synthesis of zeolitic solids.
in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Brigden C
(2007)
The synthesis and characterization of Al-Beta and all-silica Beta formed in fluoride and caustic media
in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
Robinson M
(2007)
Mesoporous aluminosilicate promoted alcoholysis of epoxides
in Tetrahedron Letters
Robinson M
(2007)
Mesoporous aluminosilicate promoted protection and deprotection of carbonyl compounds
in Tetrahedron Letters
Kennedy C
(2007)
Microfibril diameter in celery collenchyma cellulose: X-ray scattering and NMR evidence
in Cellulose
Briden C
(2007)
A study of the chemistry of isomorphous substitution and characterization of Al-ZSM-5 and Sc-ZSM-5 synthesized in fluoride media
in Inorganic Materials
Egerton T
(2007)
Comparison of photooxidation and photoreduction reactions on TiO2 nanoparticles
in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
Baraka A
(2007)
Preparation and characterization of melamine-formaldehyde-DTPA chelating resin and its use as an adsorbent for heavy metals removal from wastewater
in Reactive and Functional Polymers
Robinson M
(2007)
A mild and efficient synthesis of ß-amino alcohols from epoxides using a mesoporous aluminosilicate catalyst
in Tetrahedron Letters
Haque S
(2007)
Synthesis and Characterization of Grafted Nanohydroxyapatites Using Functionalized Surface Agents
in Langmuir
Senthilkumar S
(2007)
Size-selective voltammetry: modification of the interface between two immiscible electrolyte solutions by zeolite Y.
in Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Evans I
(2008)
Polymorphism and hydrogen bonding in cinchomeronic acid: a variable temperature experimental and computational study
in CrystEngComm
Copping R
(2008)
Tetravalent metal complexation by Keggin and lacunary phosphomolybdate anions.
in Inorganic chemistry
Attfield M
(2008)
Characterisation and properties of the n=3 and n=4 members of the Al2[O3PCnH2nPO3](H2O)2F2 framework aluminium alkylenediphosphonate series
in Solid State Sciences
Alam N
(2008)
Crystalline mesoporous silicates from layered precursors
in Journal of Materials Chemistry
Sbircea L
(2008)
Chemoenzymatic synthesis of chiral 4,4'-bipyridyls and their metal-organic frameworks
in Chemical Communications
Orera A
(2008)
Effect of oxygen content on the 29Si NMR, Raman spectra and oxide ion conductivity of the apatite series, La8+xSr2-x(SiO4)6O2+x/2.
in Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)
Dingwall L
(2008)
A polyoxometallate-tethered Ru complex as a catalyst in solventless phenyl acetylene oligomerisation
in Catalysis Communications
Xia Y
(2008)
Mesoporous MCM-48 Aluminosilica Oxynitrides: Synthesis and Characterization of Bifunctional Solid Acid-Base Materials
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Jones MD
(2008)
Heterogeneous catalysts for the controlled ring-opening polymerisation of rac-lactide and homogeneous silsesquioxane model complexes.
in Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)
Ascough P
(2008)
Influence of production variables and starting material on charcoal stable isotopic and molecular characteristics
in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Griesser U
(2008)
Conformational Polymorphism in Oxybuprocaine Hydrochloride
in Crystal Growth & Design
Percival J
(2008)
Synthesis and structural characterisation of the Li ion conducting garnet-related systems, Li6ALa2Nb2O12 (A=Ca, Sr)
in Solid State Ionics
Chong L
(2008)
One-pot rapid low-cost synthesis of Pd-fullerite catalysts
in Journal of Materials Chemistry
Smith DA
(2008)
A truly multifunctional heterocycle: iminophosphorane, N,P chelate, and dihydropyridine.
in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
Coles MP
(2009)
Superbasicity of a bis-guanidino compound with a flexible linker: a theoretical and experimental study.
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Al-Yasari A
(2009)
Preparation of high-oxygen-content apatite silicates through Ti-doping: effect of Ti-doping on the oxide ion conductivity
in Journal of Materials Chemistry
White R
(2009)
Tuneable porous carbonaceous materials from renewable resources
in Chemical Society Reviews
Watson HR
(2009)
An efficient method for 15N-labeling of chitin in fungi.
in Biomacromolecules
Robinson MW
(2009)
Epoxide ring-opening and Meinwald rearrangement reactions of epoxides catalyzed by mesoporous aluminosilicates.
in Organic & biomolecular chemistry
Yuan Z
(2009)
Formation of helix-containing rods in a hybrid inorganic-organic material
in Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Craythorne SJ
(2009)
The co-entrapment of a homogeneous catalyst and an ionic liquid by a sol-gel method: recyclable ionogel hydrogenation catalysts.
in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Bontemps S
(2009)
Bridging M-Cl bonds with ambiphilic phosphine-borane ligands.
in Chemistry, an Asian journal
Castro M
(2009)
Silicoaluminophosphate Molecular Sieves STA-7 and STA-14 and Their Structure-Dependent Catalytic Performance in the Conversion of Methanol to Olefins
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Orera A
(2009)
Formation of apatite oxynitrides by the reaction between apatite-type oxide ion conductors, La8+xSr2-x(Si/Ge)6O26+x/2, and ammonia
in Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Jones M
(2009)
Zinc(II) Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Species and Their Application for the Ring-Opening Polymerisation of rac -Lactide
in European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Sandoval M
(2009)
Synthesis and characterization of zeotype ANA framework by hydrothermal reaction of natural clinker
in Fuel
Sehnal P
(2009)
Heteroaromatic Analogues of Dibenzylideneacetone (dba) and Pd 0 2 (het-dba) 3 Complexes: Effect of a Thienyl Moiety on the Reactivity of Pd 0 (? 2 -th n -dba)(PPh 3 ) 2 /Pd 0 (PPh 3 ) 2 ( n = 1 or 2) and Pd 0 (? 2 -th 2 -dba)(dppe)/Pd 0 (dppe) in Oxidative Addition Reactions with Iodobenzene
in Organometallics
Zencirci N
(2009)
Structural Features, Phase Relationships and Transformation Behavior of the Polymorphs I-VI of Phenobarbital
in Crystal Growth & Design
Neale PA
(2009)
pH dependence of steroid hormone--organic matter interactions at environmental concentrations.
in The Science of the total environment
Storr TE
(2009)
Pd(0)/Cu(I)-mediated direct arylation of 2'-deoxyadenosines: mechanistic role of Cu(I) and reactivity comparisons with related purine nucleosides.
in The Journal of organic chemistry
Kendrick E
(2009)
An investigation of the high temperature reaction between the apatiteoxide ion conductor La 9.33 Si 6 O 26 and NH3
in J. Mater. Chem.
Robinson M
(2009)
Synthesis and catalytic activity of nanoporous aluminosilicate materials
in Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Smith DA
(2009)
From cyclic iminophosphoranes to pi-conjugated materials.
in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
| Description | The Solid-State NMR service provided NMR spectra and interpretation services for users without ready access to this important, but relatively expensive, analytical technique for analysing solid materials. This work fed into a large number of papers (74 listed here) over the period. Aided by the baseline EPSRC funding, the Service ran a busy commercial operation over the funding period, supplying services to 10-15 companies per year in, for example, the petrochemical, pharmaceutical, agrichemical, polymer and defence industries. |
| Exploitation Route | This is best addressed by individual users of the Service. We have indicated below the areas in which the Service had a significant impact. |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Chemicals Healthcare Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Description | EPSRC |
| Amount | £668,649 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | Contract 01SSN01112011 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2011 |
| End | 10/2016 |