Purchase of X-Ray Single-Crystal Diffractometer

化学研究仪器和设施计划的这一奖项将帮助锡拉丘兹大学化学系获得现代单晶X射线衍射系统。这一设备将加强若干领域的研究，包括：（1）金属氧化物簇和固体，（2）硼氢化物簇，（3）金属硫醇盐化学，（4）碱、碱土和镧系元素化学，以及（5）锝和锝放射性药物的开发。 X射线衍射仪用于精确测量分子的完整三维结构。所获得的信息给出了给定分子的所有键距和键角的精确值，并且它给出了关于分子相对于双链分子的空间排列的准确信息。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program will assist the Department of Chemistry at Syracuse University acquire a modern single crystal X-ray diffraction system. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including the following: (1)metal oxide clusters and solid, (2) boron hydride clusters, (3) metal-thiolate chemistry, (4) alkaline,alkaline-earth and lanthanide chemistry, and (5) the development of technetium and rhenium radiopharmaceuticals. The X-ray diffractometer is used to make accurate and precise measurements of the full three dimensional structure of a molecule. The information obtained gives the precise values of all the bond distances and bond angles of a given molecule and it gives accurate information about the spatial arrangement of the molecule relative to the neighboping molecules.