Informations pratiques sur le MOOC

Description du MOOC

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) phenomenon is currently exploited for many purposes, including medical imaging using the MRI technique but also the characterization of the structure and the dynamics of matter at atomic scale by NMR spectroscopy, which is a key tool in chemistry, structural biology, pharmacology and material sciences. NMR is also employed for oil exploration or the inspection of artworks.

Déroulement

This online course, entitled Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, a compass for the nanoworld, aims at providing students and professionals the basic knowledge about Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and an overview of its applications. With the aim of developing the subject from the beginning, this course sets out the fundamental principles of NMR.

Plan du MOOC

• Week 1: Importance of NMR and the basic principles of NMR spectroscopy.
  
• Week 2: NMR experiment and 1H NMR of organic molecules in solution.
• Week 3: Probing covalent bonds and connectivities in organic molecules via J-couplings.
• Week 4: 13C NMR of organic molecules in solution.
• Week 5: 2D NMR of organic molecules in solution and NMR of proteins.
• Week 6: A practical work of liquid-state NMR and NMR of sugars.
• Week 7: Solid-state NMR and the structural study of glasses by NMR.
• Week 8: NMR of catalysts and batteries as well as a practical work of solid-state NMR.
  

Évaluation

• Certificat proposé : non
• Attestation proposée : non

Informations pédagogiques

Public

• Public visé :

  This course is intended for undergraduate and graduate students as well as educators and professionals who want to learn the basic concepts of NMR and discover its major applications. This multi-disciplinary course will appeal to students and professionals with background in chemistry, physics, material sciences, pharmacology, medicine and Earth sciences.
  

• Attendus du MOOC :

  Students should have a background in basic chemistry, including:

  • the atoms, the elements and the periodic table
  • the structure of organic molecules (functional groups, stereochemistry)

  as well as in basic physics, including some knowledge about the spectroscopy (energy levels, photon, frequency) and the magnetism.

Objectif pédagogique

At the end of the course, you will know about the commonly used NMR experiments and the interpretation of the NMR spectra of solutions and solids. This course will notably highlight the usefulness of NMR spectroscopy for the characterization of organic molecules, proteins, sugars and advanced materials.