1. medicines are pure before they leave the
factory, helping research for chemists to
FT-NMR discover whether a chemical reaction has
occurred at the correct site on a molecule,
and many more.
Project Title: FT-NMR of Aspirin
Purpose
Names: Mohammed Izmikna
Kasandra Dorce There are many purposes for running an
The teachers, who are already familiar with
Mohammed Sherwani NMR. It can determine the behaviors of an
guided inquiry learning, are passing on their
Samira Izmikna atom if placed in more or less
acquired skills and knowledge from this project
to their pre-collegiate students. electronegative environments
Abstract
Introduction Materials
Guided inquiry experiments using FT-NMR
can provide educators with options for Materials for the NMR procedure are:
Nuclear magnetic response also known as NMR
collaborative relationships among college
Spectroscopy is one of the most powerful tool
professors, high school teachers and - 600 MHz NMR (in our case)
to determine the structure of an organic
students.
compound. The technique s this machine uses - Aspirin ----
are reliable on atomic nuclei to act like a Solvent: Chloroform-D (clear solvent used
magnet and align themselves with an outer in NMR, Should be clear and no other
magnetic field. color.
When exposed to radio frequency signals the - NMR Tubes
nuclei in the molecule change from being
aligned with the magnetic field to being
opposite to it. The energy frequency at which it
happens can be measured and displayed on an
NMR spectrum.
Now I know you’re wondering what is this
machine used for? This machine determines if