NMR

The NMR facility in the Chemistry Department houses three high resolution NMR (New Bruker Avance Neo 400, Varian Unity Inova 400 and Bruker Avance 300.)


In addition, the Department has full access to a Bruker 500 MHz NMR in the Coordinated Instrumentation Facility (CIF).

All the instruments are capable of collecting data for any nucleus from 109Ag to 31P as well as 1H and 19F, at temperature from -80 C to 150 C. The Bruker Avance 300 and Varian 400 are controlled by Linux Centos operating workstations, while the new Bruker Avance NEO 400 is controlled by Windows operating workstation. The latter can automatically acquire any randomly sequential- or batch 1D and 2D nmr data until to 24 samples and the workstation may be remotely controlled anywhere.

All workstations are networked making them easy to transfer data or finished spectra to students' lab computers for inclusion in reports, papers and dissertations. Mnova NMR PC software is fully access for all users.  About 65 Faculty, staff and students from Tulane, Loyola and Xavier Universities use this facility.

NMR Equipment
Bruker AVANCE NEO 400MHz NMR
  • 9.4Tesla 54mm bore Bruker ASCEND 400 MHz NMR
  • External Disturbance Suppression (EDS) with up to 99% screening efficiency and long liquid helium holding time
  • Two RF Channels with Orthogonal Shim System (BOSS-III)
  • 5mm X-nuclei-optimized double resonance BB iprobe. BB range 19F - 199Hg and 17O - 109Ag
  • Fast and accurate topshim gradient shimming
  • SampleCase with 24 sample positions, random access for sequential- or batch automatic acquisition
  • Accurate sample temperature control and VT (-150 to 150 C)

Location: 532 Israel Environmental Sciences Building

Varian UNITY INOVA 400
  • 9.4T 54mm bore Oxford Super Conducting Magnet
  • Two RF Channels with PFG
  • 5mm {1H-19F 13C-31P} AutoSwitchable Probe 5mm 1H {19N-31P} Indirect Detection Probe
  • VT (-80 to 150 C)

Location: 5000 Stern Hall

Bruker AVANCE 300
  • 7.0Tesla 54mm bore Bruker Ultra Shield Magnet
  • Two RF Channels with Orthogonal Shim System (BOSS-1)
  • 5mm {1H-19F 16N-31P} Multinuclear Broadband
  • Observe (BBO) Probe shielded Z-gradient coil with digital tuning
  • 5mm 1H {109Ag-31P} Inverse Broadbang (BBI) Probe shielded Z-gradient coil with digital tuning)
  • VT (-80 to 150 C)

Location: 5003 Stern Hall

This instrument was acquired through a grant from the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0234843.

NMR Manager

For further information and training please contact Dr. Qi Zhao

Chemistry Department
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504) 865-5573
Fax: (504) 865-5593
E-mail: qzhao@tulane.edu

NMR Library
Tulane NMR Resources
NMR Related Journals: the following links are online journals