Instrument Catalog

500wb Bruker Neo 500 MHz NMR spectrometer
Short Name: V500wb
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: CRB 100
Date of Acquisition: December 1995

500 MHz wide-bore NMR spectrometer.

3.2 mm CPMAS probe normally installed for solid-state NMR experiments.

Micro MRI imaging capabilities

A400a Agilent DD2 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Autosampler)
Short Name: A400a
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: KCL 3
Date of Acquisition: August 2013

2 channel system with AS7620 96-sample changer. OneNMR
probe with auto-tune-and-match installed.

Undergraduates have priority on this instrument during lab periods.

Guides and Standard Operating Procedures

Best experiments:

  • PROTON
  • COSY
  • Other nuclei: F19 (no H1 decoupling), P31, B11, (others by request)

Acceptable experiments:

  • C13CPD (night time)
  • 2D HSQC and HMBC experiments
  • 1D/2D NOE experiments

Not available:

  • Variable Temperature experiments
  • Kinetics experiments
  • Simultaneous F19 and H1 experiments

Time Required for NMR Experiments on A400a:

Mass Concentration Proton Carbon gCOSY  gHSQC gHMBC
0.03 mg 0.1 mM 10 h 40 min 35389 hours 1785 hours 1886 hours 7129 hours
0.06 mg 0.2 mM 2 h 40 min 10516 hours 46 h 28 min 474 h 12 min 1785 hours
0.15 mg 0.5 mM 0 h 26 min 1415 h 33 min 6 h 10 min 75 h 01 min 284 h 44 min
0.3 mg 1 mM 0 h 06 min 354 h 01 min 1 h 40 min 18 h 53 min 71 h 19 min
0.6 mg 2 mM 0 h 01 min 88 h 31 min 0 h 26 min 4 h 42 min 17 h 51 min
1.5 mg 5 mM < 1 min 14 h 09 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 45 min 2 h 51 min
3 mg 10 mM < 1 min 3 h 32 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 16 min 1 h 07 min
6 mg 20 mM < 1 min 0 h 53 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
12 mg 40 mM < 1 min 0 h 13 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
15 mg 50 mM < 1 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
> 30 mg 100+ mM < 1 min 0 h 04 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min

All estimates based on a 500 MW sample in 600 uL solvent volume using a 5 mm diameter NMR tube

A400b Agilent DD2 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Manual)
Short Name: A400b
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: KCL 3
Date of Acquisition: October 2013

2 channel system. AutoX DB probe installed.  Variable-temperature and H/F experiments available.

Guides and Standard Operating Procedures

Best experiments:

  • PROTON
  • Simultaneous F19 and H1 experiments (i.e. F19 with H1 decoupling)
  • Variable Temperature experiments (with appropriate CBIC training)
  • Kinetics experiments

Acceptable experiments:

  • C13CPD
  • 2D HSQC and HMBC experiments
  • 1D/2D NOE experiments

Not available:

  • Nuclei other than H1, F19 & C13

Time Required for NMR Experiments on A400b:

Mass Concentration Proton Carbon gCOSY  gHSQC gHMBC
0.03 mg 0.1 mM 44 h 44 min 50960 hours 644 hours 7862 hours 29844 hours
0.06 mg 0.2 mM 11 h 11 min 12740 hours 161 hours 1965 hours 7461 hours
0.15 mg 0.5 mM 1 h 47 min 2038 h 24 min 25 h 47 min 319 h 18 min 1193 h 57 min
0.3 mg 1 mM 0 h 27 min 509 h 36 min 6 h 30 min 78 h 37 min 298 h 40 min
0.6 mg 2 mM 0 h 07 min 127 h 27 min 1 h 38 min 19 h 48 min 75 h 40 min
1.5 mg 5 mM 0 h 01 min 20 h 23 min 0 h 16 min 3 h 08 min 12 h 15 min
3 mg 10 mM < 1 min 5 h 15 min 0 h 06 min 0 h 47 min 1 h 32 min
6 mg 20 mM < 1 min 1 h 16 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
12 mg 40 mM < 1 min 0 h 19 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
15 mg 50 mM < 1 min 0 h 12 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
> 30 mg 100+ mM < 1 min 0 h 04 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min

All estimates based on a 500 MW sample in 600 uL solvent volume using a 5 mm diameter NMR tube

A400c Agilent DD2 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Autosampler)
Short Name: A400c
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: KCL 3
Date of Acquisition: October 2013

2 channel system with AS7620 96-sample changer. OneNMR probe with auto-tune-and-match installed.

Primarily used for short, routine NMR experiments where data is needed quickly.

Guides and Standard Operating Procedures

Best experiments:

  • PROTON 
  • COSY
  • Other nuclei: F19 (no H1 decoupling), P31, B11, (others by request)

Acceptable experiments:

  • C13CPD (night time)
  • 2D HSQC and HMBC experiments (night time)
  • 1D/2D NOE experiments (night time)

Not available:

  • Variable Temperature experiments
  • Kinetics experiments
  • Simultaneous F19 and H1 experiments

Time Required for NMR Experiments on A400c:

Mass Concentration Proton Carbon gCOSY  gHSQC gHMBC
0.03 mg 0.1 mM 10 h 40 min 35389 hours 1785 hours 1886 hours 7129 hours
0.06 mg 0.2 mM 2 h 40 min 10516 hours 46 h 28 min 474 h 12 min 1785 hours
0.15 mg 0.5 mM 0 h 26 min 1415 h 33 min 6 h 10 min 75 h 01 min 284 h 44 min
0.3 mg 1 mM 0 h 06 min 354 h 01 min 1 h 40 min 18 h 53 min 71 h 19 min
0.6 mg 2 mM 0 h 01 min 88 h 31 min 0 h 26 min 4 h 42 min 17 h 51 min
1.5 mg 5 mM < 1 min 14 h 09 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 45 min 2 h 51 min
3 mg 10 mM < 1 min 3 h 32 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 16 min 1 h 07 min
6 mg 20 mM < 1 min 0 h 53 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
12 mg 40 mM < 1 min 0 h 13 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
15 mg 50 mM < 1 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
> 30 mg 100+ mM < 1 min 0 h 04 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min

All estimates based on a 500 MW sample in 600 uL solvent volume using a 5 mm diameter NMR tube

A500a Agilent DD2 500 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Manual)
Short Name: A500a
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: KCL 3
Date of Acquisition: January 2014

2 channel system, OneNMR probe with auto-tune-and-match installed.

Guides and Standard Operating Procedures

Best experiments:

  • PROTON
  • COSY
  • 2D HSQC and HMBC experiments
  • 1D/2D NOE experiments
  • Other nuclei: F19 (no H1 decoupling), P31, B11, (others by request)
  • Variable Temperature experiments
  • Kinetics experiments

Acceptable experiments:

  • C13CPD

Not available:

  • Simultaneous F19 and H1 experiments

Time Required for NMR Experiments on A500a:

Mass Concentration Proton Carbon gCOSY  gHSQC gHMBC
0.03 mg 0.1 mM 5 hours 16962 hours 67 h 16 min 820 h 42 min 3113 h 37 min
0.06 mg 0.2 mM 1 h 10 min 424 h 02 min 16 h 50 min 205 h 15 min 779 h 06 min
0.15 mg 0.5 mM 0 h 11 min 678 h 28 min 2 h 45 min 32 h 50 min 124 h 34 min
0.3 mg 1 mM 0 h 03 min 170 h 00 min 0 h 42 min 8 h 20 min 31 h 09 min
0.6 mg 2 mM < 1 min 4 h 15 min 0 h 11 min 2 h 05 min 7 h 48 min
1.5 mg 5 mM < 1 min 3 h 11 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 1 h 40 min
3 mg 10 mM < 1 min 1 h 42 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
6 mg 20 mM < 1 min 0 h 25 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
12 mg 40 mM < 1 min 0 h 06 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
15 mg 50 mM < 1 min 0 h 04 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
> 30 mg 100+ mM < 1 min 0 h 04 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min

All estimates based on a 500 MW sample in 600 uL solvent volume using a 5 mm diameter NMR tube

A500b Agilent DD2 500 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Manual)
Short Name: A500b
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: KCL 3
Date of Acquisition: September 2012

2 channel system, OneNMR probe with auto-tune-and-match installed.

Guides and Standard Operating Procedures

Best experiments:

  • PROTON
  • COSY
  • 2D HSQC and HMBC experiments
  • 1D/2D NOE experiments
  • Other nuclei: F19 (no H1 decoupling), P31, B11, (others by request)
  • Variable Temperature experiments
  • Kinetics experiments

Acceptable experiments:

  • C13CPD

Not available:

  • Simultaneous F19 and H1 experiments

Time Required for NMR Experiments on A500b:

Mass Concentration Proton Carbon gCOSY  gHSQC gHMBC
0.03 mg 0.1 mM 5 hours 16962 hours 67 h 16 min 820 h 42 min 3113 h 37 min
0.06 mg 0.2 mM 1 h 10 min 424 h 02 min 16 h 50 min 205 h 15 min 779 h 06 min
0.15 mg 0.5 mM 0 h 11 min 678 h 28 min 2 h 45 min 32 h 50 min 124 h 34 min
0.3 mg 1 mM 0 h 03 min 170 h 00 min 0 h 42 min 8 h 20 min 31 h 09 min
0.6 mg 2 mM < 1 min 4 h 15 min 0 h 11 min 2 h 05 min 7 h 48 min
1.5 mg 5 mM < 1 min 3 h 11 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 1 h 40 min
3 mg 10 mM < 1 min 1 h 42 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
6 mg 20 mM < 1 min 0 h 25 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
12 mg 40 mM < 1 min 0 h 06 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
15 mg 50 mM < 1 min 0 h 04 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
> 30 mg 100+ mM < 1 min 0 h 04 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min

All estimates based on a 500 MW sample in 600 uL solvent volume using a 5 mm diameter NMR tube

A600a Agilent DD2 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Autosampler)
Short Name: A600a
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: KCL 3
Date of Acquisition: October 2013

3 channel system with AS7510 12-sample automatic sample changer. C{H} cold probe with auto-tune-and-match installed. Highest sensitivity for C13 NMR experiments.

Guides and Standard Operating Procedures

Best experiments:

  • CARBON
  • PROTON

Acceptable experiments:

  • 1D/2D NOE experiments

Not available:

  • Variable Temperature experiments
  • Kinetics experiments
  • Nuclei other than H1 and C13

Time Required for NMR Experiments on A600a:

Mass Concentration Proton Carbon gCOSY  gHSQC gHMBC
0.03 mg 0.1 mM 0 h 24 min 1298 hours 5 h 54 min 72 h 04 min 272 h 22 min
0.06 mg 0.2 mM 0 h 06 min 324 h 32 min 1 h 28 min 19 h 35 min 68 h 32 min
0.15 mg 0.5 mM 0 h 01 min 51 h 56 min 0 h 16 min 3 h 11 min 11 h 10 min
0.3 mg 1 mM < 1 min 13 h 00 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 47 min 2 h 47 min
0.6 mg 2 mM < 1 min 3 h 15 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 16 min 1 h 07 min
1.5 mg 5 mM < 1 min 0 h 31 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 34 min
3 mg 10 mM < 1 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
6 mg 20 mM < 1 min 0 h 04 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
12 mg 40 mM < 1 min 0 h 04 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
15 mg 50 mM < 1 min 0 h 04 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min
> 30 mg 100+ mM < 1 min 0 h 04 min 0 h 03 min 0 h 08 min 0 h 17 min

All estimates based on a 500 MW sample in 600 uL solvent volume using a 5 mm diameter NMR tube

A800 Agilent 800 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Manual)
Short Name: A800
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: CRB 100
Date of Acquisition: July 2013

4 channel system. Inverse-detect HCN probe, Dual Band (direct-detect) probe, and H{CN} C13-sensitivity enhanced salt-tolerant cold probe available.

Experienced Users Only. Contact CBIC staff for more information.

EPR Bruker EleXsys EPR Spectrometer
Short Name: EPR
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: KCL 12
Date of Acquisition: September 2000

X-Band Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. Equipped with a cryogen-free cryostat.

V600a Varian VNMRS 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Manual)
Short Name: V600a
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: CRB 100
Date of Acquisition: July 2009

3 channel system. Inverse-detect HCN probe installed.

V600b Varian VNMRS 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Manual)
Short Name: V600b
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: CRB 100
Date of Acquisition: August 2002

3 channel system. Inverse-detect HCN probe installed.

V700 Varian Inova 700 MHz NMR Spectrometer (Manual)
Short Name: V300b
Instrument Type: NMR & EPR
Instrument Location: KCL 3
Date of Acquisition: October 2010

4 channel system, triple resonance probe normally installed.