Purchase of a CCD-Equipped Single Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer

在化学研究仪器和设施(CRIF)计划的支持下，俄克拉荷马大学诺曼分校化学系将获得一台带有CCD探测器的X射线衍射仪，用于小分子衍射仪。该设备将加强以下领域的研究：a)亚硝酰基和亚硝基金属卟啉的研究；b)第13族有机金属化合物的合成和表征；c)有机过渡金属络合物的反应性和合成用途；d)固体中的快速离子传输；e)合成生物无机化学。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。这些研究将在多个领域产生影响，包括制备更有效的催化剂和生物化学。此外，这种配备了CCD的单晶衍射仪将是俄克拉荷马州提供的第一台此类仪器，并将作为州资源用于服务于附近机构的需求，包括几个小型地区性学院。

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oklahoma - Norman will acquire a X-ray diffractometer with CCD detector for small molecule diffractometry. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including the following: a) studies of nitrosyl and nitroso metalloporphyrins; b) the synthesis and characterization of group 13 organometallic compounds; c) the reactivity and synthetic utility of organotransition metal complexes; d) fast ion transport in solids; and e) synthetic bioinorganic chemistry.The X-ray diffractometer allows accurate and precise measurements of the full three dimensional structure of a molecule, including bond distances and angles, and it provides accurate information about the spatial arrangement of the molecule relative to the neighboring molecules. These studies will have an impact in a number of areas, including the preparation of more efficient catalysts and biochemistry. In addition, this CCD-equipped single crystal diffractometer will be the first instrument of its kind to be available in the state of Oklahoma, and will be used as a state resource for serving the needs of nearby institutions including several small regional colleges.