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
Lawrence C
(2010)
One step room temperature synthesis of ordered mesoporous silicaSBA-15 mediated by cellulose nanoparticles
in J. Mater. Chem.
Robinson M
(2010)
Synthesis of nanoporous aluminosilicate materials and their application as highly selective heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of ß-amino alcohols
in Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Castro M
(2010)
Molecular Modeling, Multinuclear NMR, and Diffraction Studies in the Templated Synthesis and Characterization of the Aluminophosphate Molecular Sieve STA-2
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Di Iulio C
(2010)
Zinc(II) Silsesquioxane Complexes and Their Application for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of rac -Lactide
in Inorganic Chemistry
White RJ
(2010)
Pectin-derived porous materials.
in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
White R
(2010)
Polysaccharide-Derived Carbons for Polar Analyte Separations
in Advanced Functional Materials
Smith DA
(2010)
Exploiting non-innocent ligands to prepare masked palladium(0) complexes.
in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
Yuan W
(2010)
High reactivity of metal-organic frameworks under grinding conditions: parallels with organic molecular materials.
in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
Jones M
(2010)
Cu(II) homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for the asymmetric Henry reaction
in Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Fujii K
(2010)
Direct structure elucidation by powder X-ray diffraction of a metal-organic framework material prepared by solvent-free grinding.
in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
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 |