The spectroscopic section, comprise on over 20 laboratories, of the ICCS is one of the finest in the world. This section includes ten major sections equipped with state-of-the art analytical, spctrocopic and chromatorgraphic instrumentation which are not available in any single institution in the world under one roof. The prominent among the spectropscopic facilities is Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, or NMR. This is an important tool of the chemistry research used for the determination of molecular structure. NMR spectra are acquired on a special instrument called an NMR Spectrometer. The instrument and concepts are related to those used for Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI in medical diagnostics. The technique is challenging to learn but wonderfully powerful for the determination of organic and biochemical structure.
For organic structure determination, the two most important types of NMR spectra are the proton and carbon spectra. They give information about the number of hydrogen's and carbons in a molecule and how those hydrogen's and carbons are connected together as well as information about functional groups. NMR complements IR for determination of structures of organic compounds. Remember IR spectra help identify functional groups in a molecular structure.
Mass Spectrometry

The ICCS has a world class mass sepctometric facility Equipped with six large magnetic sector mass Spectrometers including Jeol HX110 (largest commercially available mass spectrometer), Jeol JMS 600 mass spectrometers (Two), Thermo finngan mass spectrometers, Jeol SX mass spectrometer, Perkin Elmer LC-MS, Shimadzu GC-MS (Two), MAT 311, and MAT 312 and MAT 313 mass spectrometers. These machines are used to study the molecular weight and composition as essential tools for modern chemical and biocehemical science research.

Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction Facility

The ICCS has two state-of-the-art single-crystal x-ray diffractometers (Siemens P4 and Bruker Enrauf-Nonius Apex smart) which are used to determine the three diemensional structures of complex organic molecules.

Other Spectroscopic Facilities

The other spectrometric facilities at the ICCS include several FT-IR sepectrophotomeetrs (four), UV spectrophotometers, CD-ORD, ELISA readers (three), Gas chromtographs, elemental anlayzers, polarimeters, ICP for metal analysis, PCR machines, etc.