Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Instruments

NMR Instruments at Rice University

Keck Lab: Bruker 600MHz (TCI) NEO Solution NMR
Keck600

  • Helium-cooled TCI probe with high sensitivity (1H: S/N 8000:1)

  • Excitation/detection of all four nuclei (1H, 2H, 13C,15N) in one experiment

  • 1D, 2D and 3D NMR experiments

  • 1D 19F NMR with 1H decoupling (vice visa) is not applicable

  • Fully automated NMR operation by ICONNMR

  • Available for 24/7

Keck Lab: Bruker 500MHz (BBO) AVIII Solution NMR
Keck500

  • Room-temperature broadband probe for all NMR nuclei from 31P to 109Ag

  • 1D and 2D homonuclear and heteronuclear NMR experiments

  • Wide temperature range

  • Automated NMR operation by ICONNMR except for 19F NMR

  • Available for 24/7

Keck Lab: Bruker 200MHz AVIII Solid State NMR
Keck200

  • 4mm MAS probe

  • About 85 mg solid sample is needed (see FAQs about solid-state NMR sample requirements)

  • Experiments at room temperature

  • Extensive manual work is required (sample insert/eject, tuning/matching, and cable switch)

BRC Lab: Bruker 600MHz (P-BBO) NEO Solution NMR
Prodigy

  • Nitrogen-cooled broadband probe for NMR nuclei in the range 31P to 15N except for the frequency range between 199Hg and 153Eu and 17O

  • 1D and 2D homonuclear and heteronuclear experiments

  • 1H observation with 19F decoupling (and vice-versa) is not applicable

  • Fully automated NMR operation by ICONNMR

  • Available for 24/7

BRC Lab: Bruker 600MHz (DCH) AVIII HD Solution NMR
DCH

  • Helium-cooled DCH probe optimized for highest 13C sensitivity, as well as very good 1H performance

  • 1D and 2D 13C observation experiments and also inverse experiments

  • Fully automated NMR operation by ICONNMR

  • Available for 24/7