Which Instrument to Use?

Each NMR spectrometer in the PMRC Core facility is tailored to support specific applications with their equipment configurations and time allocation rules optimized accordingly. These are our recommendations for different types of sample analysis that our users can carry out with a range of spectrometers:

Solution-State NMR

For samples that are available at > 5 mg:

1D ¹H NMR: AVQ-400 , JEOL-400, NEO-500, and NEO-501.

2D NMR: NEO-500, NEO-501, AV-600, and AV-700

¹³C NMR: NEO-500, NEO-501, and AV-600. You can also the AVQ-400 or JEOL-400 if sample is available at > 10 mg.

¹⁹F NMR:  AVQ-400, JEOL-400, NEO-500, NEO-501, and AV-600

³¹P NMR  AVQ-400, JEOL-400, NEO-500, NEO-501, and AV-600

For samples that are available at < 5 mg

1D ¹H NMR: JEOL-400, NEO-500, NEO-501, AV-600, and AV-700

2D NMR: NEO-501, AV-600, and AV-700

¹³C NMR: NEO-501, AV-600

¹⁹F NMR: JEOL-400, NEO-500, NEO-501, and AV-600

³¹P NMR:NEO-500, NEO-501, and AV-600

Here is the sensitivity comparison for our three high-field instruments for further guidance:

Solid-State and Diffusion NMR or Micro-imaging

Please consult with CoC-NMR staff before planning for such experiments by contacting them at nmr_lab@lists.berkeley.edu.