The department is well equipped to carry out state–of–the–art research with facilities such as an NMR centre (300, 400 and 600 MHz instruments), a gas chromatograph–coupled mass spectrometer, atomic absorption spectrometers, mid–IR spectrometers, Fourier Transform IR interferometer, UV–visible spectrometers, X–ray generators and single crystal diffractometers (serial and CD detectors), spectropolarimeter and workstations for both thermal and electrochemical analyses.
Research Services Available
NMR Centre
Bruker Avance III 400 and 600 (with cryoprobe) for recording spectra of magnetically active nuclei for elucidation of molecular structures.
Contact:
Mr Stephen de Doncker (temporary NMR Operator)
Tel: tbc
E-mail: DDNSTE001@myuct.ac.za
Infra Red
FT IR Spectrophotometer used to record infra–red spectra on a wide range of samples.
Contact:
Dr Claire Lawrence-Naidoo
Tel: (021) 650 2329
E-mail: claire.lawrence-naidoo@uct.ac.za
X–ray Diffraction
Huber Imaging Plate Guinier Camera 670. A compound in the form of a powder is exposed to an X–ray beam. The angular positions and the intensities of the diffracted beams are recorded, producing a characteristic pattern.
Nonius Kappa CCD diffractometer and Bruker Kappa Apex II DUO CCD diffractometer. A single crystal is exposed to a beam of X–rays and the intensities diffracted by the crystal are accurately measured. Subsequent processing of the data and computation leads to the determination of the molecular and crystal structure of the material.
Contact:
Dr Hong Su
Tel: (021) 650 2570
E-mail: Hong.Su@uct.ac.za