Department of Department of ChemistryChemistry NMR FacilityNMR Facility

University of Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez CampusMayaguez Campus

Director of Facility – Enrique MeléndezDirector of Facility – Enrique Meléndez

NMR Specialist – Aracelis NMR Specialist – Aracelis CardonaCardona

Welcome to the NMR Research Facility Welcome to the NMR Research Facility

University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezUniversity of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez OverviewOverview

The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility serves about 10 researchers and over Facility serves about 10 researchers and over 25 graduate and undergraduate students 25 graduate and undergraduate students within the Department of Chemistry and within the Department of Chemistry and extramural researchers (outside the extramural researchers (outside the Department of Chemistry) through service Department of Chemistry) through service contract or collaboration.contract or collaboration.

DescriptionDescription

The NMR Facility houses two spectrometers, The NMR Facility houses two spectrometers, one Varian Gemini 300 MHz and a multinuclear one Varian Gemini 300 MHz and a multinuclear Bruker Avance 500 MHz. The 500 MHz Bruker Avance 500 MHz. The 500 MHz spectrometer is well equipped with four channels spectrometer is well equipped with four channels for multipulse and nD (2D and 3D) NMR for multipulse and nD (2D and 3D) NMR experiments. It has two probes: a broadband experiments. It has two probes: a broadband (BBO) and QXI. A wide variety of experiments (BBO) and QXI. A wide variety of experiments can be performed to characterize organic, can be performed to characterize organic, organometallic and inorganic compounds as well organometallic and inorganic compounds as well as more complex molecules such as proteins as more complex molecules such as proteins and oligonucleotides.and oligonucleotides.

Service ComponentsService Components

The facility staff are available from 8:00 The facility staff are available from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Mrs. Aracelis Cardona, AM to 4:00 PM. Mrs. Aracelis Cardona, NMR Specialist is in charge of arranging NMR Specialist is in charge of arranging the service (ext. 2399). For extramural the service (ext. 2399). For extramural researchers, the service contract or researchers, the service contract or collaboration will be managed by the collaboration will be managed by the Director, Professor Meléndez.Director, Professor Meléndez.

RatesRates

$65/hr with technical assistance$65/hr with technical assistance$50/hr without technical assistance$50/hr without technical assistance

STAFFSTAFFEnrique Melendez, Ph.D. x-2524Enrique Melendez, Ph.D. x-2524

Mrs. Aracelis Cardona, M.S. x-2399Mrs. Aracelis Cardona, M.S. x-2399