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
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
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)
Griesser U
(2008)
Conformational Polymorphism in Oxybuprocaine Hydrochloride
in Crystal Growth & Design
Xia Y
(2008)
Mesoporous MCM-48 Aluminosilica Oxynitrides: Synthesis and Characterization of Bifunctional Solid Acid-Base Materials
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Alam N
(2008)
Crystalline mesoporous silicates from layered precursors
in Journal of Materials Chemistry
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
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
Robinson M
(2009)
Synthesis and catalytic activity of nanoporous aluminosilicate materials
in Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Neale PA
(2009)
pH dependence of steroid hormone--organic matter interactions at environmental concentrations.
in The Science of the total environment
Zencirci N
(2009)
Structural Features, Phase Relationships and Transformation Behavior of the Polymorphs I-VI of Phenobarbital
in Crystal Growth & Design
Watson HR
(2009)
An efficient method for 15N-labeling of chitin in fungi.
in Biomacromolecules
Bontemps S
(2009)
Bridging M-Cl bonds with ambiphilic phosphine-borane ligands.
in Chemistry, an Asian journal
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
Yuan Z
(2009)
Formation of helix-containing rods in a hybrid inorganic-organic material
in Journal of Solid State Chemistry
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
Robinson MW
(2009)
Epoxide ring-opening and Meinwald rearrangement reactions of epoxides catalyzed by mesoporous aluminosilicates.
in Organic & biomolecular 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.
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
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
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)
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
White RJ
(2009)
Tuneable porous carbonaceous materials from renewable resources.
in Chemical Society reviews
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 |