Center for Molecular Design and Recognition

Facilities

CMDR occupies two spacious laboratories on the 5th floor of the Goodyear Polymer Center at the University of Akron.

Equipment located in the CMDR laboratories includes:

A 1000 watt microwave reactor.

For dynamite reviews on microwave synthesis see:

B. L. Hayes "Recent Advances in Microwave-Assisted Synthesis" Aldrichimica Acta 2004, 37(2), 66-77.

F. Weisbrock, R. Hoogenboom, U. S. Schubert "Microwave-Assisted Polymer Synthesis: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives" Macromolec. Rapid Commun. 2004, 25, 1739-1764.

A soon to be purchased 500 MHz NMR.

A BAS Epsilon Electrochemistry apparatus with standard cyclic voltammetry and rotating disk electrode capabilities.

An Agilent Technologies 1100 series HPLC with diode array and refractive index detection.

Bruker and Matson FTIR spectrometers with Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) accessories.

An Ocean Optics fiber optics-based, UV-vis spectrometer.

Both a small scale and large scale (2 gal capacity) Parr hydrogenation apparatus (up to 2000 psi) as well as a low pressure shaker-type apparatus.

Two 10 Liter and one 20 Liter fully automated reactor systems with liquid-liquid extraction capabilities.

A Silicon Graphics Octane with dual R12000 processors and Cerius2 molecular modeling software from Accelrys, Inc.

Members of CMDR have access to the NMR spectrometers within the Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Polymer Science. As well, the Institute of Polymer Science also provides a wide variety of other instrumentation and support services that includes:

An electron microscopy laboratory

A molecular characterization laboratory

An electronics shop

A machine shop

A glassblowing shop

^ back to top ^