Acquisition of a Cyber-Capable Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer for Extensive Use in Education and Research at Graduate, Undergraduate and High School Levels

凭借化学研究仪器和设施：多用户计划（CRIF：MU）的这一奖项，亚利桑那大学化学系将获得一台具有网络功能的单晶X射线衍射仪。该衍射仪将用于研究镧系元素和过渡金属簇，生物相关的硫自由基阳离子化学和与制氢催化剂相关的耦合氧化还原过程，氨基酸，肽和拟肽化学和生物学，钼酶的结构模型，模型血红素，和有机晶体工程使用哌嗪二酮为基础的分子支架。单晶X-射线晶体学允许准确和精确地确定分子的完整三维结构，包括键距和角度，并且它提供关于分子相对于相邻分子的空间排列的准确信息。这些研究将对从合成化学到生物系统和环境清洁等许多领域产生影响。

With this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Multi User program (CRIF:MU), the Department of Chemistry at the University of Arizona will acquire a cyber-capable single-crystal X-ray diffractometer. This diffractometer will be used in the study of lanthanide and transition metal clusters, biologically relevant sulfur radical cation chemistry and coupling redox processes related to catalysts for hydrogen production, amino acid, peptide, and peptidomimetic chemistry and biology, structural models for molybdenum enzymes, model hemes, and organic crystal engineering using piperazinedione-based molecular scaffolds.The technique of single-crystal X-ray crystallography allows accurate and precise determination of the full three dimensional structure of a molecule, including bond distances and angles, and it provides accurate information about the spatial arrangement of molecules relative to the neighboring molecules. These studies will have an impact in a number of areas ranging from synthetic chemistry to systems of biological interest and cleaning of the environment.