Purchase of a Single Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer and Computer System

X射线晶体学技术是一种强有力的工具， 确定化合物的分子结构， 小的多肽和复杂的金属簇。 当 结合最新的计算机硬件和软件， 技术变得非常容易付诸实践。 X射线晶体学仪器的购置 显著提高了化学家卡里开拓新领域的能力 research. 华盛顿大学化学系将使用 化学共享仪器计划的这一奖项， 帮助获得单晶X射线衍射仪和 相关的计算机系统。 化学研究领域 将通过收购得到加强的包括： 1)环己烯基金属膦的合成及反应性能 配合物 2)富磷簇合物和无机物的分子途径 材料 3)三重态卡宾的类似物，聚金刚烷化分子， 和金属硅环 4)作为酶模拟物的杯芳烃 5)生物有机和生物化学中的构效关系 无机化学 6)作为诊断显像剂的金属螯合物。

The technique of X-ray crystallography is a powerful tool for the determination of the molecular structure of compounds as diverse as small polypeptides and complex metal clusters. When combined with the latest computer hardware and software, the technique is becoming remarkably easy to put into practice. The acquisition of X-ray crystallographic instrumentation markedly improves the ability of chemists to cary out frontier research. The Department of Chemistry at Washington University will use this award from the Chemistry Shared Instrumentation Program to help acquire a single crystal X-ray diffractometer and an associated computer system. The areas of chemical research that will be enhanced by the acquisition include: 1) Synthesis and reactivity of pentadienyl-metal-phosphine complexes 2) Molecular routes to phosphorous-rich clusters and inorganic materials 3) Analogs of triplet carbenes, polyadamantalized molecules, and metallasilacycles 4) Calixarenes as enzyme mimics 5) Structure-activity relationships in bioorganic and bio- inorganic chemistry 6) Metal chelates as diagnostic imaging agents.