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New technology expands the hands-on classroom experiences of science students globally<\/i><\/p>\n

At Zaporozhye State Medical University in the Ukraine, students in the pharmaceutical department are gaining practical experience with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The small box-like unit sitting on their laboratory countertop might easily be overlooked as just another laboratory device. Instead, the portable picoSpin\u2122<\/sup>-45 NMR Benchtop Spectrometer<\/a> is an innovation in the NMR market, weighing only 4.76 kg (10.5 pounds), a fraction of the size of traditional NMR spectrometers, and available at a price that is equally diminutive in comparison. These characteristics make the proton NMR instrument a desirable new option for university chemistry departments.<\/p>\n

In the Netherlands, Sonny van Seeters, Chemistry Tutor, Avans University, is learning how the miniature spectrometer can enhance his students\u2019 education. van Seeters teaches the basics of NMR using simple molecules like esters, lidocaine, alcohols, and aldehydes in the spectrometer.<\/p>\n

\"Spectrometer\"<\/a>\u201cPreviously, we only taught NMR theoretically. Now, NMR and spectra are not a black box for students anymore; they are using the instrument and know how spectra are made. They have also learned more about analysis for synthesized products,\u201d he said. \u201cMy forensic students conduct structure analysis and combine FTIR, NMR and (GC\/LC) mass spectrometry. They simulate the collection of crime scene evidence in our lab, collecting liquids and white powders. Then, using FTIR, MS, and NMR, they identify the components of the liquids and solids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similarly, students of the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg, Germany, are gaining hands-on NMR lab experience that they would not have received previously. Due to limited lab space and budgets, the department wasn\u2019t using NMR experiments in their curricula.<\/p>\n

Now, Dr. Guido Sauer and PhD candidate Christina Berger use the compact spectrometer to focus on the practical applications of NMR spectroscopy with their students. \u201cWe advise our students to follow a chemical reaction\u2014transesterification\u2014and evaluate the kinetics of the reaction. We demonstrate that slight differences in the structure of the compounds lead to noticeable differences in NMR spectra and highlight the importance of NMR spectroscopy in chemical analysis,\u201d said Berger.<\/p>\n

To intensify their NMR experience, students are challenged to identify unknown compounds from a list of possibilities. \u201cThey also examine the differences between spectroscopic ethanol and a denatured ethanol and apply NMR for quantitative measurements to determine the ratios of mixtures,\u201d said Berger.<\/p>\n

Having a compact NMR spectrometer fills in the gap in the students\u2019 physical chemistry lab education. \u201cWe also teach the basics of several spectroscopic and microscopic techniques such as photoluminescence, UV-Vis, FTIR, AFM, and REM,\u201d said Berger. \u201cThis is another important analytical standard method for us to use in the lab.\u201d<\/p>\n

With compact NMR spectroscopy as an educational tool, the possibilities for enhancing students\u2019 chemistry education are increasing as well. van Seeters plans to expand his use of the picoSpin\u2122<\/sup>-45 NMR Benchtop Spectrometer with his new students as another academic year commences.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be using NMR analysis more and more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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