Roderick Wasylishen

An Extended Study of the Molybdenum(IV) Octacyanide Anion: Comparison of Dodecahedral versus Square Antiprismatic Structural Forms via Solid-State 95Mo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Roderick Wasylishen

Project type

Capability Research

This proposal involves the study of the diamagnetic molybdenum(IV) octacyanide anion, Mo(CN)84-, using solid-state 95Mo nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and is an extension of research…

High-Field Solid-State Mn-55 NMR Spectroscopy of Manganese Pentacarbonyls

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Roderick Wasylishen

Project type

Capability Research

The study of transition-metal nuclei by solid-state NMR has become increasingly practical in recent years with the development of new pulse NMR techniques and the availability of high applied…

Characterization of Boron Nuclear Magnetic Shielding Tensors

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Roderick Wasylishen

Project type

Capability Research

Chlorine NMR Studies of Solid Materials: Characterization of Chlorine Nuclear Magnetic Shielding Tensors, Quadrupolar Coupling Constants and Their Relationshop to Molecular Structure.

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Roderick Wasylishen

Project type

Capability Research

Chlorine-35/37 NMR is a promising technique for characterizing a variety of solid materials. Although the chemical shift scale for chlorine spans approximately 1500 ppm, there are currently no…

Solid-State NMR Study of Molybdenum-95 Electric Field Gradient and Chemical Shift Tensors in Model Compounds

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Roderick Wasylishen

Project type

Capability Research

The importance of molybdenum in chemistry is widespread, ranging from its role in metalloenzymes to its significance in metal cluster carboxylates which may form a new class of molecular electronic…

Cr-53 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Solid Prototypal Chromium Compounds

Lead Institution

University of Ottawa

Principal Investigator

David Bryce

Project type

Capability Research

Chromium is an important transition metal, having found applications ranging from asymmetric catalysis to molecular magnetism and superconductivity. To date, no 53Cr solid-state nuclear magnetic…

Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Half-Integer Spin Quadrupolar Nuclei at High Magnetic Field Strengths: A Continuing Study of Model Boron and Molybdenum Compounds.

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Roderick Wasylishen

Project type

Capability Research

This proposal is an extension of two previous projects with which we have had success at Pacific Northwest National Laboratories. The earlier work focused on the characterization of boron and…

High-Field Solid-State 25Mg NMR Studies of Inorganic and Biological Magnesium Compounds

Lead Institution

The King's University College

Principal Investigator

Kristopher Ooms

Project type

Capability Research

Magnesium is an element that is important in such varied fields as geology, catalysis, superconductivity, and biology. For example, the recent discovery of superconductivity in MgB2 and the ongoing…

Zr-91 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Solid Zirconium Compounds

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Roderick Wasylishen

Project type

Capability Research

Zirconium is an important transition metal, occupying a fundamental role in the development of high-toughness ceramics and solid oxide fuel cells. The limited 91 Zr solid-state NMR (SSNMR) studies…

Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Half-Integer Spin Quadrupolar Nuclei at High Magnetic Field Strengths: A Continuing Study of Hydrochloride Salts and Zirconium Phosphates

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Kirk Feindel

Project type

Capability Research

This proposal is an extension of two previous projects, one with which we have had success, and one upcoming, at Pacific Northwest National Laboratories. The earlier study focussed on characterizing…

An Extended Study of Solid Prototypal Chromium and Molybdenum Compounds Using 53Cr and 95Mo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Michelle Forgeron

Project type

Capability Research

proposal is an extension of two projects which involve the study of low-ƒ× half-integer spin transition metal quadrupolar nuclei: 53Cr and 95Mo. Due to the unfavourable nuclear spin properties of…

High-Field Solid-State 99Ru NMR Spectroscopy in Inorganic and Organometallic Ruthenium Compounds

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Roderick Wasylishen

Project type

Capability Research

Ruthenium and its compounds play an important role in many areas of chemistry. They are used extensively as catalysts as well as in energy transfer reactions. Despite ruthenium?s importance, NMR…

An Extended Study of Solid Molybdenum and Organometallic Magnesium Compounds using 95Mo and 25Mg Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Roderick Wasylishen

Project type

Capability Research

This proposal is an extension of two projects which involve the study of low frequency half-integer spin quadrupolar nuclei: 95Mo and 25Mg. Due to the unfavourable nuclear properties of these nuclei…

Lanthanum-139 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Solid Oxo-Coordinate Compounds

Lead Institution

University of Alberta

Principal Investigator

Roderick Wasylishen

Project type

Capability Research

Lanthanum-139 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) provides an excellent opportunity to study the unique properties of characteristically high-coordinate lanthanide complexes. Of the few La-139 solid…

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Roderick Wasylishen

Projects

An Extended Study of the Molybdenum(IV) Octacyanide Anion: Comparison of Dodecahedral versus Square Antiprismatic Structural Forms via Solid-State 95Mo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

High-Field Solid-State Mn-55 NMR Spectroscopy of Manganese Pentacarbonyls

Characterization of Boron Nuclear Magnetic Shielding Tensors

Chlorine NMR Studies of Solid Materials: Characterization of Chlorine Nuclear Magnetic Shielding Tensors, Quadrupolar Coupling Constants and Their Relationshop to Molecular Structure.

Solid-State NMR Study of Molybdenum-95 Electric Field Gradient and Chemical Shift Tensors in Model Compounds

Cr-53 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Solid Prototypal Chromium Compounds

Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Half-Integer Spin Quadrupolar Nuclei at High Magnetic Field Strengths: A Continuing Study of Model Boron and Molybdenum Compounds.

High-Field Solid-State 25Mg NMR Studies of Inorganic and Biological Magnesium Compounds

Zr-91 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Solid Zirconium Compounds

Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Half-Integer Spin Quadrupolar Nuclei at High Magnetic Field Strengths: A Continuing Study of Hydrochloride Salts and Zirconium Phosphates

An Extended Study of Solid Prototypal Chromium and Molybdenum Compounds Using 53Cr and 95Mo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

High-Field Solid-State 99Ru NMR Spectroscopy in Inorganic and Organometallic Ruthenium Compounds

An Extended Study of Solid Molybdenum and Organometallic Magnesium Compounds using 95Mo and 25Mg Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Lanthanum-139 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Solid Oxo-Coordinate Compounds