Published by NDF staff, 22nd January 2026
The National Deuteration Facility has recently commissioned a new nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer to enhance characterisation capabilities.
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a key technique for analysis of organic molecules. In addition to the powerful structural elucidation capabilities that NMR spectroscopy provides, the National Deuteration Facility (NDF) uses NMR spectroscopy to quantitate the level of deuteration at individual carbons1 and probe the stability of deuterated compounds compared to their native isotopologue.2
The National Deuteration Facility has recently installed a new Bruker Ascend Evo 400 MHz magnet and Avance Neo console to enhance capabilities in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The addition of this instrument into the NDF NMR Facility provides increased instrument capacity and capabilities, as well as assurance of continuous and reliable operations of this critical characterisation technique. The addition of a Sample Case autosampler and IconNMR software improves throughput and workflow, with improvements in instrument design increasing safety and data quality. A fluorine-19 lock system and increased amplifier power allow for higher resolution acquisition of 2H NMR data.
This work is being led by analytical chemist Dr Robbie Rodger.
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Analytica Chimica Acta 2016, 927, 89-98. 10.1016/j.aca.2016.05.003
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Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2020, 19, 1410. 10.1039/d0pp00265h
