MRI: Acquisition of a Single Crystal CCD X-ray Diffractometer for Research and Teaching

从主要研究仪器（MRI）计划的这一奖项，克里斯托弗Hamaker教授和同事克雷格McLauchlan从伊利诺伊州州立大学将获得一个单晶X射线衍射仪配备了一个CCD探测器，能够微尺度粉末衍射数据收集和偏光显微镜。该提案旨在加强各级的研究培训和教育，特别是在以下研究领域：使用席夫碱的配位化学、钒配位络合物在材料和生物化学中的应用、类卟啉的合成和结构研究、晶体学和稀土化合物在研究和教育活动中的应用，以及超八面体六核簇合物的研究。X射线衍射仪可以精确测量分子的完整三维结构，包括键距和键角，并提供关于分子相对于相邻分子的空间排列的准确信息。这里描述的研究将影响许多领域，包括有机和无机化学，材料化学和生物化学。该仪器将成为教学和研究的一个组成部分。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program, Professor Christopher Hamaker and colleague Craig McLauchlan from Illinois State University will acquire a single-crystal X-ray diffractometer equipped with a CCD detector that is capable of microscale powder diffraction data collection and has a polarizing microscope. The proposal is aimed at enhancing research training and education at all levels, especially in areas of study such as coordination chemistry using Schiff bases, use of vanadium coordination complexes in materials and biochemistry, synthesis and structural studies of porphyrinoids, use of crystallography and rare-earth compounds in research and educational activities, and studies of supraoctahedral hexanuclear cluster complexes.An X-ray diffractometer allows accurate and precise measurements of the full three dimensional structure of a molecule, including bond distances and angles, and provides accurate information about the spatial arrangement of a molecule relative to neighboring molecules. The studies described here will impact a number of areas, including organic and inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry and biochemistry. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research.