The NMR facility in the Department of Chemistry comprises of 11 NMR spectrometers at 300–600 MHz including a 400 MHz solid state instrument and a 300 MHz instrument in the undergraduate teaching laboratory.
Bruker AVIII HD 500 – Gold – B500 B14
This instrument is equipped with a nitrogen-cooled broadband Prodigy cryoprobe. It has a sixty position SampleXpress sample changer and runs routine samples in automation 24/7. It packs some impressive signal : noise specifications with standard samples giving ratios of 1H: 1350, 13C: 750 and 19F: 1200.
Bruker AVIII HD 400 – Cyan – B400 B11
This instrument is equipped with a nitrogen-cooled broadband Prodigy cryoprobe. It has a sixty position SampleXpress sample changer and runs routine samples in automation 24/7. It is used as a walk up research instrument to support high throughput analysis for chemistry researchers. Signal : noise specifications with standard samples include 1H: 1050, 13C: 475 and 19F: 850.
Bruker NEO 500 – Jade – B500 B07
This instrument is equipped with a range of probes for analysis of complex chemical systems and methods development. Probes include a high field-gradient probe for measurement of diffusion of large molecules, a 3-channel H-F-X probe with triaxial field gradients, and a BBFO probe for standard characterisation experiments.
Bruker AVII+ 500 – Fawn – B500 B11
This 3 channel instrument is equipped with a range of probes that allow a multiple operating modes, from routine high throughput chemical analysis, to characterisation of biomolecules (including proteins), to reaction monitoring. Probes include BBI and BBFO probes for standard chemical characterisation experiments, and QXI and TXI probes for biological samples. This instrument is equipped with -120 °C to +120 °C temperature control and a Bruker InsightMR Flow Unit for reaction monitoring.
Bruker AVIII HD 600 – Knot – B600
Situated in the Sir Robert Robinson Laboratory, the Bruker AVIII HD 600 features a 13C-optimised helium-cooled cryoprobe that enables high throughput characterisation of the most complex chemical species created in the department’s laboratories. It boasts signal to noise ratios of 3200 for 1H and a huge 2800 for 13C.
Bruker AVIII 400 – Solids – B400SS
This Bruker AVIII 400 instrument provides capability for the study of a broad range nuclei for samples in the solid state. It has a range of probes that will accommodate 7 mm, 4 mm, or 2.5 mm rotors.
Bruker Fourier 300 – Teal – B300 TL
This 300 MHz spectrometer, located in our synthesis teaching laboratory adjacent to Mass Spectrometry, HPLC and GC instruments, is dedicated to our undergraduate teaching program. It features a high-throughput 1H/13C dual probe and 60 position SampleXpress sample changer which enables multiple data collections for each student in a teaching session.
Varian VNMRS 500 – Ferret – V500 B04
This 3-channel 500 MHz instrument is the last in a long line of Varian NMR spectrometers in the department. The spectrometer is equipped with a wide range of probes that can access the frequency of almost any nucleus, with additional capabilities including triaxial gradients, LC flow, and H-X-Y tuning.
Bruker AVIII 400 – Pink – B400 B14
This 400 MHz instrument is a core walk-up provider, It is fitted with a double resonance broadband probe which enables observation of 1H in addition to 19F or nuclei with frequencies from 31P to 15N. It has a sixty position BACS sample changer and is primarily used to run service samples in automation.
Bruker AVIII 400 – Blue – B400 B10
This instrument is equipped with a double resonance broadband probe which enables observation of 1H and nuclei with frequencies from 31P to 15N, as well as 19F. It has a sixty position BACS sample changer and is primarily used to run service samples, reaction monitoring, and for NMR methodology research. The instrument may be booked for manual use by trained operators.
Bruker DRX 300 – Ruby – B300 B10
The oldest instrument in our facility with a magnet dating back to 1996, the Bruker DRX 300 is equipped with a switched quattro nucleus probe for observation of 1H and 13C, 19F or 31P nuclei. The instrument provides ‘burst’ capacity for the walk-up service and is used for NMR methodology research projects, it has a sixty position BACS sample changer.
Nanalysis 60PRO – Lime – N60 TL
This fully integrated and portable 1.4 T benchtop NMR spectrometer is equipped with a dual probe for collection of 1H and 31P spectra. It supports our undergraduate teaching program and vacation outreach activities.
