Acqusition of an X-ray Diffractometer with CCD Capability

在主要研究仪器（MRI）项目的支持下，圣地亚哥州立大学化学系将获得一台带有CCD探测器的x射线衍射仪。该设备将加强许多领域的研究，包括：a)无机位点定向诱变；B)烯碳化合物化学及其应用；C)受生物启发的有机金属化学——质子转移和氢键；d)水溶性n给体及其配合物。x射线衍射仪可以精确测量分子的完整三维结构，包括键的距离和角度，并提供分子相对于邻近分子的空间排列的准确信息。这些研究将对许多领域产生影响，尤其是生物化学。

With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, the Department of Chemistry at San Diego State University will acquire an X-ray diffractometer with CCD detector. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas including the following: a) inorganic site directed mutagenesis; b) ketene-carbene chemistry and applications; c) biologically inspired organometallic chemistry - proton transfer and hydrogen bonding; and d) water-soluble N-donor ligands and corresponding complexes. 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, especially biochemistry.