Liquids NMR: Bruker AVIIIHD 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer

Contact: kirill.levin [at] mcgill.ca (Kirill Levin) - Location: OM34

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Documentation - Training - Rates

Applications

Quick ¹H, ¹⁹F, ³¹P and 2D; ¹³C for concentrated samples during day and for all samples overnight; other nuclei; high temperature and low temperature work

Console and magnet

Bruker AVIIIHD (two-channel, VT, z gradient, installed 2013) with Bruker Ascend shielded magnet (installed 2013).

Probes

BBFO+ SmartProbe: tuned simultaneously to ¹H and to any nucleus desired between ¹⁰⁹Ag and ¹⁹F (for example, ¹³C, ³¹P, ¹⁵N, ¹¹B, ²⁹Si, etc.); has ATMA (autotune) to switch between nuclei automatically

Backup probe for ¹H and ¹³C work

Booking rules

• Day (9 AM-8 PM, including weekends): one hour at a time, with same day sign up; two hours total per user
• Overnight: unlimited (sign up same day)
• Weekends: 12 hours per user (sign up beginning Friday)

Notes

• This spectrometer is a good choice for overnight ¹³C experiments

• The spectrometer can be used for high temperature (up to +150 °C) and low temperature (down to –150 °C) experiments. Training and/or supervision are required for such work