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

有了这项重大研究仪器计划的奖项，来自纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼的Evgeny Dikarev教授及其同事Eric Block、Marina Petrukhina、Rabi Musah和John Welch将获得一个配备Cu微焦点源和互补金属氧化物半导体（CMOS）检测器的单晶衍射仪系统。该提案旨在加强各级的研究和教育，特别是在以下领域：（a）用于制备与能源有关的氧化物、氟化物和硅酸盐材料的挥发性多金属单一来源前体的合成和结构研究;（B）对映射到富勒烯表面的独特碗状多环芳烃的广泛研究;（b）对碳纳米管的研究。（c）研究三氟硒代甲硫氨酸和涉及铜络合物的低分子量硫醇/硫醚和硒醚的气味受体;（d）开发获得高价氟化含硫化合物的新合成方法;和（e）有机硫植物衍生的天然产物以及化学科学的其他领域。X射线衍射仪允许精确和精确地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，材料化学和天然产物化学。该工具将成为教学以及研究和研究培训的一个组成部分，并将有助于教育本科生，研究生和博士后研究员。

With this award from the Major Research Instrumentation Program, Professor Evgeny Dikarev from SUNY Albany and colleagues Eric Block, Marina Petrukhina, Rabi Musah and John Welch will acquire a single crystal diffractometer system equipped with Cu microfocus source and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) detector. The proposal is aimed at enhancing research and education at all levels, especially in areas such as (a) synthesis and structural investigation of volatile heterometallic single-source precursors for the preparation of energy-related oxide, fluoride, and silicate materials; (b) broad investigation of unique bowl-shaped polyaromatic hydrocarbons that map onto the surface of fullerenes; (c) studies of trifluoroselenomethionine and odorant receptors for low molecular weight thiol/thioethers and selenoethers involving Cu complexes; (d) development of new synthetic methods to access hypervalent fluorinated sulfur-containing compounds; and (e) organosulfur plant-derived natural products as well as other areas of the chemical sciences.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 natural products chemistry. This instrument will be an integral part of teaching as well as research and research training and will contribute to educate undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.