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Devices and equipment

Equipment at the Institute of Chemistry

Mass spectrometer

Bruker autoflex maX MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer
(Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization – Time of Flight)

Location: MAIN, Rosenbergstraße 6, Room C50.135

MS Bruker MALDI autoflex

Technical specifications

  • Ionization method: MALDI with up to 2 kHz laser speed (laser pulses per second)
  • Bruker smartbeam-II Laser, 355 nm
  • Effective flight tube length: 120 cm (linear mode), 215 cm (reflection mode)
  • Mass accuracy ≤ 10 ppm (reflector mode, external calibration)
  • Target plates with 96 sample spots

Automation

  • not possible

Fields of application

  • Absolute molar mass determination of polymers including end group determination, details by arrangement

Primary use

  • Polymer chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry
  • Independent use possible after instruction

Contact person:

Portrait: Dr. Rukiya Matsidik
Dr. Rukiya Matsidik
Professorship of Polymer Chemistry
  • Phone:
    +49 371 531-39340
  • Email:
  • Address:
    Straße der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz
  • Room:
    A14.313

Bruker timsTOF MS System

Location: MAIN, Rosenbergstraße 6, Room C50.135

Bruker timsTOF MS System

Ion sources

  • ESI (Electrospray Ionization)
  • APCI II (Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization)
  • Direct Probe Option APCI II

Automation

  • none

Fields of application

  • High-resolution mass spectra in the m/z range 40 – 40000
  • Ion fragmentation (MSMS coupling)
  • Ion mobility analysis

Primary use

  • Coordination chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry
  • Service measurements

Contact person:

Portrait: Dr. Marcus Weber
Dr. Marcus Weber
Professorship of Coordination Chemistry
  • Phone:
    +49 371 531-33153
  • Email:
  • Address:
    Rosenbergstraße 6, 09126 Chemnitz
  • Room:
    C50.135

NMR

Location Straße der Nationen 62

Bruker Avance III – 500 MHz spectrometer

Location: TU Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 62, room A10.007.14

Bruker Avance III – 500 MHz spectrometer

Sample heads

  • BBO (31P-109Ag/1H) 5 mm
  • TBI (1H/31P-109Ag) 5 mm

Automation

  • 60-fold sample changer

Temperature control

  • currently not possible

Fields of application

  • Hetero-core experiments, 1H{13C/X} experiments with X ≠ 19F

Primary use

  • Inorganic chemistry, coordination chemistry
  • Independent use possible after instruction

The utilization of the 500 MHz NMR Sspectrometer can be accessed remotely (TUC internal only for activated users) via the following link:IconNMR 500 MHz

Contact person:

Portrait: Dr. Janine Kowalke
Dr. Janine Kowalke
Professorship of Inorganic Chemistry

Bruker Avance Neo – 600 MHz spectrometer

Location: TU Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 62, Room A10.007.9

Bruker Avance Neo – 600 MHz spectrometer

Sample heads

  • BBFO SMART (1H/31P – 14N+19F) 5 mm
  • TBO (31P – 15N, 19F/1H) 5 mm

Automation

  • 24-fold SampleCase sample changer

Temperature control

  • -100°C bis +120°C

Fields of application

  • Structure elucidation, investigation at highest field, investigation of dynamic phenomena, NMR titrations, measurements of insensitive nuclei (e.g. 15N), DOSY experiments, 19F-NMR experiments, measurement of small amounts of substance

Primary use

  • Organic chemistry, theoretical organic chemistry, polymer chemistry
  • Independent use possible after instruction

Contact person:

Portrait: Dr. Manfred Hagedorn
Dr. Manfred Hagedorn
Professorship of Organic Chemistry

Bruker DPX – 250 MHz spectrometer

Location TU Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 62, Room A10.007.1

Bruker DPX - 250 MHz spectrometer

Sample heads

  • BBI (1H/31P-109Ag) 5 mm (standard sample head)
  • DUL (13C/1H) 5 mm
  • BBO (31P-109Ag/1H) 10 mm

Automation

  • none

Temperature control

  • RT to +120°C

Areas of application

  • 1H-, 1H-X correlations (e.g. HSQC, HMBC measurements), direct hetero-core NMR conditionally possible, reaction controls, DOSY measurements, structure elucidation
  • Education

Primary use

  • Polymer chemistry
  • Independent use possible after instruction

Bruker Avance I – 400 MHz solid state NMR spectrometer

Location: TU Chemnitz, Straße der Nationen 62, Room A10.007.1

Bruker Avance I - 400 MHz solid state NMR spectrometer

Sample heads

  • 2,5 mm MAS (13C-31P/1H), up to 30 kHz MAS
  • 3,2 mm MAS (15N-31P/1H), up to 20 kHz MAS
  • 4,0 mm MAS (59Co-31P/1H), up to 13 kHz MAS
  • 7,0 mm MAS (15N-31P/1H), up to 5 kHz MAS
  • 7,0 mm MAS (195Pt-31P/1H), up to 5 kHz MAS

Automation

  • none

Temperature control

  • RT to +80°C

Fields of application

  • Structural characterization of solid samples

Primary use

  • Measurements as a service
  • Instruction also possible on request

Contact person::

Portrait: Dr. Andreas Seifert
Dr. Andreas Seifert
Professorship of Polymer Chemistry

Location: Rosenbergstraße 6

Bruker Fourier 300 HD

Location: MAIN, Rosenbergstraße 6, Room C50.135

MAIN large-scale research device

Bruker Fourier 300 HD

Sample heads

  • Dual 13C/1H, 5 mm

Automation

  • 24-fold SampleCase sample changer

Temperature control

  • RT to +120°C

Fields of application

  • 1H, 13C, HSQC, HMBC measurements, reaction controls, structure determination

Primary use

  • MAIN employees

Contact person:

Portrait: Dr. Andreas Seifert
Dr. Andreas Seifert
Professorship of Polymer Chemistry