MRI Consortium: Acquisition of a Single Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer for Research and Pedagogy at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions

利用由化学研究仪器和设施(CRIF)计划共同资助的主要研究仪器计划颁发的这一奖项，圣玛丽大学的Christopher Bradley教授及其同事Daesung Chong(鲍尔州立大学)、Tomothy Brunker(汤森大学)、Peter Craig(麦克丹尼尔学院)和Timothy Funk(葛底斯堡学院)将获得单晶X射线衍射仪，供主要由本科生机构组成的财团使用，这些机构主要包括圣玛丽大学、鲍尔州立大学、汤森大学、麦克丹尼尔学院、葛底斯堡学院和马里兰州洛约拉大学。该奖项旨在加强各级的研究和教育，特别是在下列领域：(A)芳烃对用于活性烷烃脱氢的钴催化剂的影响；(B)手性亚砜配合物中氧化还原诱导的键异构化；(C)氮杂茂稳定含硼阳离子的研究；(D)模型酶配合物的研究；(E)配位化学研究；(F)用于有机转化的过渡金属催化剂的开发；(G)含供氧配体的过渡金属羰基配合物的合成、活性和晶体结构表征；X射线衍射仪可以准确和精确地测量分子的全部三维结构，包括键距离和角度，并提供关于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，包括有机化学和无机化学、材料化学和生物化学。这一工具不仅将是圣玛丽山大学教学、研究和研究培训的组成部分，而且也将是该联盟所包括的邻近机构的一个组成部分。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation Program that is co-funded by the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, Professor Christopher Bradley from Mount St Mary's University and colleagues Daesung Chong (Ball State University), Tomothy Brunker (Towson University), Peter Craig (McDaniel College) and Timothy Funk (Gettysburg College) will acquire a single crystal X-ray diffractometer for use by a consortium of primarily undergraduate institutions that include Mount St Mary's University, Ball State University, Towson University, McDaniel College, Gettysburg College and Loyola University Maryland. The award is aimed at enhancing research and education at all levels, especially in areas such as (a) arene effects on cobalt catalysts for activated alkane dehydrogenation; (b) redox-induced linkage isomerism in chiral ruthenium sulfoxide complexes; (c) investigation of the stabilization of boron-containing cations by azametallocenes; (d) studies of model enzyme complexes; (e) coordination chemistry studies; (f) development of transition metal catalysts for organic transformations; (g) synthesis, reactivity, and crystallographic characterization of transition metal carbonyl complexes containing oxygen-donating ligands; and (h) catalysts for proton reduction.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 and research training not only at Mount St Mary's University but also at the neighboring institutions included in the consortium.