MRI: Acquisition of an X-Ray Diffractometer

该奖项由主要研究仪器(MRI)和化学研究仪器(CRIF)项目支持。罗切斯特大学的威廉·琼斯教授和他的同事理查德·艾森伯格、丹尼尔·韦克斯、迈克尔·内迪格和艾伦·马特森已经获得了一台配备了低温恒温器的双源衍射仪。一般来说，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。该仪器还提供关于分子相对于邻近分子的空间排列的准确信息。衍射学的研究涉及到许多领域，包括有机化学和无机化学、材料化学和生物化学。该仪器是该机构以及当地主要本科大学和社区大学本科生和研究生在化学和生物化学方面的教学、研究和研究培训的组成部分。该奖项旨在加强各级研究和教育。它用于测定有机合成的非贵金属催化剂、过渡金属催化剂、过渡金属与非传统配体的络合物、用于光化学反应的三元金属氧化物半导体纳米材料以及有机金属化合物的结构和成键。

This award is supported by the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) and the Chemistry Research Instrumentation (CRIF) programs. Professor William Jones from the University of Rochester and colleagues Richard Eisenberg, Daniel Weix, Michael Neidig and Ellen Matson have acquired a dual source diffractometer equipped with a cryostat. In general, an X-ray diffractometer allows accurate and precise measurements of the full three-dimensional structure of a molecule, including bond distances and angles. The instrument also provides accurate information about the spatial arrangement of a molecule relative to neighboring molecules. The diffraction studies impact many areas, including organic and inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry and biochemistry. This instrument is an integral part of teaching as well as research and research training of undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry and biochemistry at this institution as well as at local primarily undergraduate universities and community colleges.The award is aimed at enhancing research and education at all levels. It is used to determine structure and bonding in: non-precious metal catalysts for organic synthesis, transition-metal catalysts, transition metal complexes with non-traditional ligands, ternary metal oxide semiconductor nanomaterials used in photochemical reactions, and organometallic compounds.