Hi All,

This may be a daft question, but how do I go about identifying the probe in our NMR machine, and hence whether it's capable of measuring (simple 1D) 19F spectra? It is a Bruker Avance 500, and I was under the impression that it might be capable of this with a little fiddling (http://www.chem.uic.edu/nmr/downloads/Avance-19F_Guide.0201.pdf), if I'm lucky wrt to what probe we have.

Thanks

(Background: our NMR tech seemed to suggest that it's not possible, but has also in the past said that VT and DOESY were not possible, and thanks to people working it out, they are now standardish here. I won't necessarily have a problem, but want to ener the conversation armed with the info, references/instructions)

Hi All,

This may be a daft question, but how do I go about identifying the probe in our NMR machine, and hence whether it's capable of measuring (simple 1D) 19F spectra? It is a Bruker Avance 500, and I was under the impression that it might be capable of this with a little fiddling (http://www.chem.uic.edu/nmr/downloads/Avance-19F_Guide.0201.pdf), if I'm lucky wrt to what probe we have.

Thanks

Addition (1724, 260911): I have now confirmed that it is a BBO probe. What else is needed for the linked protocol to work (specific preamplifiers?), and is there a software method to check whether we have it?

(Background: our NMR tech seemed to suggest that it's not possible, but has also in the past said that VT and DOESY were not possible, and thanks to people working it out, they are now standardish here. I won't necessarily have a problem, but want to ener the conversation armed with the info, references/instructions)