2017-2018 / CHIM9257-1

Introduction to solid state NMR

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

 Master in chemistry (120 ECTS) (FAME - Erasmus mundus)2 crédits 
 Master in physics (120 ECTS) (FAME - Erasmus mundus)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Christian Damblon, Philippe Lecomte, Bénédicte Vertruyen

Coordinator

Philippe Lecomte

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

1. Revision of Background knowledge and introduction to solid-state NMR
2. Application to polymers (Philippe Lecomte), to inorganic materials (Bénédicte Vertryen)and to biological materials (Christian Damblon)
3. Lab visit and model experiments

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
· identify the interactions involved in solid state NMR;
· understand and explain the main techniques of solid state NMR (MAS, CP, decoupling) and some common pulse sequences
· analyse experimental procedures and results from the literature.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic knowledge of liquid state NMR

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Theoretical course + discussion of applications + 1 practical session

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face

Recommended or required readings

Lecture notes: a copy of the slides is available (paper or pdf files). Part 2 follows the review paper "Solid-State NMR Spectroscopic Methods in Chemistry", D. Laws et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 3096-3129.

Assessment methods and criteria

Final exam about theory and applications

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

To be decided depending on students and lecturers's convenience. The course will be organized only once per year.

Contacts

Bénédicte Vertruyen (b.vertruyen.at.ulg.ac.be)
Philippe Lecomte (philippe.lecomte.at.ulg.ac.be)
Christian Damblon (C.Damblon.at.ulg.ac.be)