Symposium on "Advances in Structure Determination by by Diffraction and Related Methods"; ACS National Meeting; Dallas, TX; March 29-April 3, 1998

9732162 Clearfield固态和材料化学的研究正在经历巨大的发展，与此同时，研究的性质也在发生变化，这在很大程度上是由于需要探索新的技术上重要的材料，这是由于新的固态合成策略的出现。本次会议将汇集衍射结构测定和相关技术领域的专家，向无机、固体和材料化学家介绍这些领域的最新进展。具有高技术重要性的新材料种类正在迅速出现，这在很大程度上是由于新的固态合成策略的发展。其中包括低温合成、“化学douce”或软化学、超分子组装、晶体工程和无机-有机混合材料的新途径。这些方法最近被工业公司用于寻找新的催化剂、半导体和超导体。与这些合成工作相辅相成的是，固态化学的一个组成部分是开发强大的结构确定工具来表征这些新型材料。＊＊＊

9732162 Clearfield Research in solid state and materials chemistry is undergoing tremendous growth while at the same time the character of the research is changing due in large part from the need to explore new classes of technologically important materials made possible by the advent of new solid state synthetic strategies. This meeting will bring together experts in the field of structure determination by diffraction and related techniques to inform a broad range of inorganic, solid state and materials chemists about the latest advances in these fields. %%% New materials classes of high technological importance are emerging at a rapid rate due in large part to the development of new solid state synthetic strategies. These include synthesis at low temperatures, "chemie douce" or soft chemistry, supramolecular assembly, crystal engineering, and new routes to hybrid inorganic-organic materials. These approaches have recently been used by industrial firms searching for new catalysts, semiconductors and superconductors. Complementary to these synthetic efforts, and an integral part of solid state chemistry is the development of powerful structure determining tools for the characterization of these new classes of materials. ***