Indiana University Molecular Structure Center Upgrade

这项来自化学研究仪器计划的奖项将帮助位于布鲁明顿的印第安纳大学化学系升级其X射线衍射实验室。升级将加强的化学研究领域包括：1)3D金属羧酸盐化学，重点放在锰和铁上，2)早期过渡金属/硫化学，主要是V，3)顺磁性氢化物的研究，4)塑料和无序固体的成分和结构表征，5)双核过渡金属化学；6)醇盐负载金属簇合物的小分子活化，7)固相合成中的分子前驱体，金属有机聚合物和液晶。单晶X射线结晶学是测定固体结构的最有力的分析方法。在合成无机化学、有机化学、生物无机化学和有机金属化学中，单晶X射线衍射是表征分子结构的宝贵工具。从分子组成和结构知识中获得的信息有助于开发在催化或合成方面具有潜在普遍兴趣的新反应。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation Program will help the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University at Bloomington upgrade of its the x-ray diffraction laboratory. Among the areas of chemical research that will be enhanced by the upgrade are the following: 1) 3d metal carboxylate chemistry, with concentration of effort on Mn and Fe, 2) early transition metal/sulfur chemistry, primarily of V, 3) the study of paramagnetic hydride compounds, 4) the compositional and structural characterization of plastic and disordered solids, 5) dinuclear transition metal chemistry, 6) small molecule activation by alkoxide supported metal clusters, 7) molecular precursors in solid-state synthesis, and 8) metallorganic polymers and liquid crystals. Single crystal x-ray crystallography is the most powerful analytical method for structure determination of solids. In synthetic inorganic, organic, bioinorganic and organometallic chemistry, single crystal x-ray diffraction is an invaluable tool to characterize molecular structure. The information gained from the knowledge of the molecular composition and structure helps to develop new reactions of potentially general interest in catalysis or synthesis.