New spectroscopic insights into hydrogen bonds

Surprising results

21-Jun-2022 - Hydrogen bonds are of fundamental interest in materials science, physics and chemistry. An international team including scientists from the University of Bayreuth has now achieved surprising insights into the formation of hydrogen bonds using a novel method that enables the application of NMR ...

New batteries for more climate protection

The Körber European Science Prize 2021 awarded to chemist Clare Grey

23-Jun-2021 - The Körber European Science Prize 2021, endowed with one million euros, goes to Clare Grey. The British chemist pioneered the optimisation of batteries using NMR spectroscopy. Grey pioneered the optimisation of batteries with the help of NMR spectroscopy. This method allows non-invasive insights ...

Highly Accurate Results at Low Computational Cost

Researchers Succeed in Predicting NMR Parameters with DLPNO Approximation

20-May-2021 - Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is one of the most important analytical techniques used in chemical, pharmaceutical, and biomedical research as well as in materials sciences. It provides detailed information about the structures of molecules in solution, which is, however, indirect. Hence, ...

Analysing molecular structures in more detail

New NMR methods for investigating paramagnetic complexes and supramolecular cages developed

21-Sep-2020 - Chemistry and structural biology use the standard methods of NMR spectroscopy (NMR = nuclear magnetic resonance) to examine the structure of molecules including large molecules like proteins in solution. The NMR active nuclei, such as hydrogen atoms, are excited using radiofrequency pulses in ...

New NMR method enables monitoring of chemical reactions in metal containers

Analysis of heterogeneous samples in metal containers using zero- to ultralow-field NMR spectroscopy

20-Jul-2020 - Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is employed in a wide range of applications. In chemistry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is in standard use for the purposes of analysis, while in the medical field, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to see structures and metabolism in the body. ...

Determining the atomic structure of natural products more rapidly and accurately

23-Jan-2020 - Many drugs are derived from natural products. But before natural products can be exploited, chemists must first determine their structure and stereochemistry. This can be a major challenge, particularly when the molecules cannot be crystallized and contain only few hydrogen atoms. A new NMR-based ...

Researchers move forward in explaining atomic causes of high temperature superconductivity

19-Aug-2019 - One day superconductors could revolutionize energy industry. However, for this to be happen, superconductors must be able to transport electricity under room temperature without resistance. Metal hydrides differ from other superconductors by the fact that they do not own this ability only at ...

Researchers Part Water

‘Electric Prism’ Separates Water’s Nuclear Spin States

10-Sep-2014 - Using an "electric prism", scientists have found a new way of separating water molecules that differ only in their nuclear spin states and, under normal conditions, do not part ways. Since water is such a fundamental molecule in the universe, the recent study may impact a multitude of research ...