NMR facility
Instruments
Department Chemistry & Biochemistry of Concordia University maintains and operates two solution NMR spectrometers:
Varian VNMRS-500 MHz: 5 mm AutoX DB (Dual Broadband) probe 1H-19F/X[15N-31P], with z-PFG, operating with VNMRJ 2.3 software under LINUX Red Hat 5. Automatic tuning for all nuclei by ProTune accessory.
Varian INOVA-300 MHz: two 5 mm probes - direct SW 1H/X[15N-31P] and inverse ID 1H/ X[15N-31P], with z-PFG, operating with VNMR 6.1 software on SUN Solaris 8. Probe is typically pre-tuned to proton and phosphorus frequencies.
In addition, for biomolecular NMR, a Varian 800 MHz spectrometer can be used at Quebec/Eastern Canada High Field NMR Facility.
Recently installed Varian NMR 500 MHz spectrometer.
Service and local manuals
Including most of the routine experiments:
1D NMR: 1H/13C/31P/19F/15N/17O, solvent suppression, 13C-spectra editing: DEPT/APT
2D homonuclear NMR: COSY/TOCSY/ NOESY/ROESY
2D heteronuclear NMR: HSQC/HMQC/HMBC.
A clear solution sample is required for service in 5 mm NMR tube with a volume of around 0.6 mL (a height of at least 4 cm).
Variable temperature control: -80 to +130 °C
Instructions for 1H, 13C NMR operation for 300/500 MHz can be found here.
Policy
We offer NMR services to both University and external users. A service charge will be applied for each use of the NMR facility service, which includes use of the spectrometer or training. Please enquire for more details.
Faculty, post-docs and students who have undergone user training may operate the instruments without direct supervision.
For more information on Concordia University NMR facility, please contact:
Alexey Denisov, PhD, NMR specialist
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Room: SP338.00
Phone: 514-848-2424 ext. 5302
e-mail: adenisov@alcor.concordia.ca
