Acquisition of a CCD-Based X-Ray Diffractometer

该奖项由化学研究仪器和设施 （CRIF）计划和主要研究仪器（MRI）计划将 使化学系在得克萨斯州A M大学获得一个 CCD X射线衍射仪。 该设备将加强研究， 一些领域，包括（1）有机金属的研究 二氧化碳化学及其在催化剂中的应用 产生有用化学品的过程;（2）结构表征 大原子簇化合物;（3）新的， 具有生物活性的天然产物。 采用X射线衍射仪进行准确、精密 分子的完整三维结构的测量。的 获得的信息给出了所有键距的精确值 和键角的关系，它能给出精确的信息 关于分子相对于相邻分子的空间排列 分子。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program and the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program will enable the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University to acquire a CCD-based X-ray diffractometer. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including (1) investigations of the organometallic chemistry of carbon dioxide and its incorporation into catalytic processes leading to useful chemicals; (2) structural characterization of large cluster compounds; and (3) structural studies of novel, biologically active natural products. The X-ray diffractometer is used to make accurate and precise measurements of the full three dimensional structure of a molecule. The information obtained gives the precise values of all the bond distances and bond angles of a given molecule and it gives accurate information about the spatial arrangement of the molecule relative to the neighboring molecules.