German Institute for Polymers Utilizes ACD/Labs’ NMR Software Tools in Polymer Research
The Deutsches Kunststoff-Institut (German Institute for Polymers, DKI) at the Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, (TU Darmstadt) has chosen a suite of ACD/Labs’ NMR prediction, processing, and databasing tools to aid in the identification of polymers, copolymers, and macromolecules at Dr. Wolf Hiller’s lab in Darmstadt, Germany.
The installation consists of several NMR Predictors (1H, 13C, and 2D) for calculating chemical shifts and coupling constants; 1D and 2D NMR Processors for vendor-neutral processing and analysis; and the NMR database module of ACD/SpecManager, the overall spectroscopic processing and data management software that unifies cross-platform analytical data into a single interface.
Dr. Wolf Hiller, NMR scientist at DKI, comments, “ACD/Labs software is an excellent tool for the assignment of NMR spectra of macromolecules. It also provides a powerful engine for processing and archiving NMR data of polymers.” Dr. Hiller’s rationale for choosing ACD/Labs software included the comfortable structure-to-spectrum assignment of 1D and 2D spectra provided by the Processors, as well as the effective spectral archiving capabilities provided by the fully searchable database.
The purchase was facilitated through ScienceServe GmbH, ACD/Labs’ official Distributor for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Dr. Heinz Hofmann, Managing Director at ScienceServe, adds, “We are delighted that one of the leading German polymer research institutes has chosen ACD/Labs’ integrated NMR processing, prediction, and database solution to enhance their research activities”.
Antony Williams, VP and Chief Science Officer for ACD/Labs, furthers, “The application of ACD/Labs’ NMR tools to small molecule structural verification and elucidation is now routine. That said, ACD/Labs has been supporting polymer NMR spectroscopists around the world for nearly a decade. The demands of polymer spectroscopists can be subtly different and ACD/Labs looks forward to working with Dr. Hiller to support his ongoing needs, as well as extending our support to helping manage and interpret infrared, Raman, HPLC, GPC, and x-ray techniques in a unified platform.”
Further information about ACD/Labs’ NMR software products can be found at www.nmrsoftware.com . Solutions for polymer chemistry are summarized at www.acdlabs.com/solutions/polymer.html .
About Advanced Chemistry Development
Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) is a chemistry software company offering solutions that truly integrate chemical structures with analytical chemistry information to produce ChemAnalytics®. ACD/Labs creates innovative software packages that aid chemical research scientists worldwide with spectroscopic validation of structures, elucidation of unknown substances, chromatographic separation, medicinal chemistry, preformulation of novel drug agents, systematic nomenclature generation, and chemical patenting and publication. Combined, ACD/Labs’ solutions create an analytical informatics system that provides dramatic feed-forward effects on the chemical and pharmaceutical research process. Founded in 1993, and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, ACD/Labs employs a team of over 100 dedicated individuals whose continual efforts carry ACD/Labs’ innovative technologies into pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, and materials companies throughout the world. Information about Advanced Chemistry Development and its products is available at www.acdlabs.com .
About ScienceServe GmbH
ScienceServe GmbH, a German company located in Pegnitz, Bavaria, was founded in 1994 for the purpose of scientific software and information distribution, consulting, and training services for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. The well established company is one of the leading resellers of scientific desktop software, chemical databases, analytical data management, enterprise solutions, and computational chemistry software. With more than 1000 customers in all major chemical and pharmaceutical companies as well as academic research organizations, ScienceServe is one of the principal providers of chemistry software in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Eastern Europe. Additional information about ScienceServe can be found at http://www.scienceserve.com .
About the Deutsches Kunststoff-Institut
The Deutsches Kunststoff-Institut (DKI) as an establishment of the Forschungsgesellschaft Kunststoffe e.V. (FGK, Research Consortium for Polymers) is one of the leading polymer research institutes in Germany. In addition to their research activities, the lecturers of the Deutsches Kunstoff-Institut contribute considerably to many departments of TU Darmstadt in areas such as polymer and plastics research. DKI is doing research in all areas of macromolecular science including chemistry, physics, polymer processing, and mechanical engineering. Information about DKI can be obtained at http://dki-online.de/ .
