Facilities
By Chris Bray
Fume cupboards: Each research worker in the Joseph Priestley Building has access to a state of the art 1m deep x 2m wide fumec upboard equipped with automatic CO2 extinguishers, in built pressure regulators, taps for compressed air, high vacuum and water, and two sinks
NMR: The departmental NMR service has four NMR spectrometers: one 270MHz JEOL, two 400 MHz Brukers equipped with robotic autosamplers and one 600MHz machine. We have a permanent NMR experimental officer.
Microwave: The group has a CEM explorer hybrid-12 microwave synthesiser capable of automatically switching between 10ml and 35ml vials. This is controlled by the desktop computer in the write-up area.
Chromotography: We are fortunate enough to have joint ownership of a Varian Superflash chromatography for the automated purification of common organic compounds.
IR: The department has a range of Bruker Tensor 27 IR machines with a Pike MIRacle ATR for use by researchers.
HPLC/LCMS/GCMS: The department has an in house analytical service comprising of an Agilent LC-MS, complete with a 1100 Series LC and SL Ion Trap MSD, an Agilent GC-MS, comprising a 6890 GC and 5973 MSD, and a suite of HPLC machines for both chiral, achiral, prep and analytical separations.
Solvent: The department has an MBraun solvent purification system for the provision of dry THF, ether, PhMe, DCM and DMF on tap.
X-ray: We have facilitles on site for the collection and structure determination of a variety of small molecules, as well as proteins. We have a permanent X-ray experimental officer.
Glass Blowing: We are fortunate to retain one of only three scientific glassblowers in London, who can make any reasonably designed piece of glassware for a wide range of purposes.
