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

该奖项来自主要研究仪器（MRI）项目，来自伊利诺伊州立大学的Christopher Hamaker教授和他的同事Craig mclachlan将获得一台配备CCD探测器的单晶x射线衍射仪，该仪器能够收集微级粉末衍射数据，并配有偏光显微镜。这项建议的目的是加强各级的研究培训和教育，特别是在诸如使用希夫碱的配位化学、在材料和生物化学中使用钒配位配合物、卟啉类化合物的合成和结构研究、在研究和教育活动中使用晶体学和稀土化合物、以及研究超八面体六核簇状配合物等研究领域。x射线衍射仪可以精确测量分子的完整三维结构，包括键距和角度，并提供有关分子相对于邻近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.