ISIS Deuteration Facility
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
The ISIS Deuteration Facility is able to produce deuterated samples for neutron experiments. The laboratory itself is well equipped with synthetic and analytical equipment.
The laboratory staff have a broad range of chemical expertise in synthesising per(deuterated) long-chain molecules up to C20 (including odd-numbered chains), covering fatty acids, alcohols, bromoalkanes, alkyl trichlorosilanes and other related species. They also have considerable experience in the synthesis of (per)deuterated ionic and non-ionic surfactants; carbohydrate and phosphorus chemistry; lipid and short peptides.
Deuteration capabilities
- Hydrothermal pressure reactors
- Synthesis
- Microwave
Specialities
- Deuterated polymers
- Lipids
- Surfactants
- Small organic molecules
- Deuterated proteins
- Ionic liquids
Key molecules
- Surfactants
- Small organic molecules (fatty acids, alcohols, etc.)
- Lipids
- Ionic liquids
- Ligands
User access
User program
Yes
Two proposal calls per year (April and October)
Access modes
Proposal system
Open to the ISIS user community.
Details
Address
ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Harwell Campus, Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 0QX
UK
Contact
Deuteration Facility Manager